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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan 7;3(12):e586.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000567. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from a Breast Implant Capsule

Terri A Zomerlei  1 , Amin Samarghandi  1 , Alicia M Terando  1
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Case Reports

Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from a Breast Implant Capsule

Terri A Zomerlei et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .

Abstract

Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the breast comprises less than 0.1% of all breast cancers. Literature review reveals only 1 reported case of an SCC arising from the capsule of a breast implant. The authors describe, herein, a primary SCC arising from the capsule of a long-standing silicone breast implant.

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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomographic study demonstrates an ill-defined hypermetabolic soft tissue lesion located deep to the right breast and along the right anterior chest wall, concerning for neoplastic process. There is a large non-FDG avid fluid density collection in the right breast and overlying the hypermetabolic lesion, likely representing a seroma. Left breast implant is noted. No other suspicious FDG avid lesion or lymph node to suggest systemic involvement of malignancy was identified.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Intraoperative view of right breast (which has previously been explanted) demonstrating dramatic enlargement with obvious thinning and attenuation of the soft tissue envelope.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Intraoperative appearance of in situ posterior capsule.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 4.
Mastectomy specimen with visible fungating mass on posterior capsule. Isosulfan blue dye present from aborted sentinel lymph node biopsy.
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