Teardrop sign (intracapsular breast implant rupture)
Last revised by Andrew Murphy ◉ on 23 Mar 2023
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Khader.O.Thabet M, Murphy A, Knipe H, Teardrop sign (intracapsular breast implant rupture). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 06 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-61212
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24 Jun 2018, Mohammed Al Khader.O.Thabet
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The teardrop sign indicates an uncollapsed intracapsular breast implant rupture and is seen as a small focal invagination of the implant shell caused by a minimal concealed leak of droplets of silicone outside the shell where the two membranes contact each other. It is best appreciated by MRI.
Differential diagnosis
- keyhole sign or noose sign
References
- 1. Sergi Juanpere, Elsa Perez, Oscar Huc, Naiara Motos, Josep Pont, Salvador Pedraza. Imaging of breast implants—a pictorial review. (2011) Insights into Imaging. 2 (6): 653. doi:10.1007/s13244-011-0122-3 - Pubmed
- 2. Yang N, Muradali D. The augmented breast: a pictorial review of the abnormal and unusual. (2011) AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 196 (4): W451-60. doi:10.2214/AJR.10.4864 - Pubmed
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