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  • Title: Intrathoracic migration of a silicone breast implant 5 months after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
    Author: Sykes JB, Rosella PA.
    Journal: J Comput Assist Tomogr; 2012; 36(3):306-7. PubMed ID: 22592613.
    Abstract:
    A 72-year-old woman, who had previous bilateral reconstruction mammoplasty, underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for a right middle lobe pulmonary carcinoid. Five months after her surgery, the patient noticed an acute pronounced reduction in her right breast volume, with shortness of breath and cough. A computed tomography study of the chest revealed intrathoracic migration and rupture of her right breast implant, with associated silicone thorax. Subsequent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery confirmed this diagnosis.
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