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Breast prostheses - dense

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Cough. Pneumonia?

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Heart size normal. Lungs clear.

Breast prostheses.

Case Discussion

The density of breast prostheses on chest radiograph can vary greatly.

In this case, the prostheses are particularly dense and high sited.

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