Presentation
Chest pain and shortness of breath in a middle aged female
Patient Data
Age: 45
Gender: Female
From the case:
Breast implants
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Two circular artifactual opacities with identical contours to the breast project over the lower thoracic cavity.
Case Discussion
With the ever growing number of individuals undergoing both cosmetic and medically indicated breast prosthesis (implant) surgery, recognition of their appearances on imaging is important.
In addition one must appreciate the limitations breast implants might present in imaging and how to image and investigate the complications that may arise from implants.