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Collapsed breast implant shell

Case contributed by: Dr Roberto Schubert

Presentation:

Patient with cosmetic silicone implants complaining of softening of the right breast.

Patient Data:

Age: 27
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
From the case: Collapsed breast implant shell
Modality: MRI

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  • <p>Fig. 1</p>

T2

Fig. 1

Case Discussion:

Sagittal T2-weighted images showed a collapsed right implant shell with silicone extravasation into the fibrous capsule (Fig.1). Transverse STIR images (Fig. 2) also show the intact left implant for comparison.

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