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Seromas in residual fibrous capsules after explantation: mammographic and sonographic appearances.

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Soo, MS; Kornguth, PJ; Georgiade, GS; Sullivan, DC
Published in: Radiology
March 1995

PURPOSE: To evaluate the mammographic and sonographic findings associated with seromas that develop in residual fibrous capsules after explantation of breast prostheses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Preoperative and postoperative mammograms were reviewed in 86 patients (mean age, 51 years; age range, 24-71 years) who had undergone surgical explantation of breast prostheses. Six seromas were found in four patients 46-68 years of age. Imaging findings were correlated with surgical and laboratory results for three seromas. A presumptive diagnosis was made of the other three lesions. RESULTS: Mammograms demonstrated all seromas as large, elliptic, water-opacity masses, some with well-circumscribed and some with irregular borders. Sonograms showed thin, compressible masses, two of which were flat and anechoic and one of which was hypoechoic. Three patients' images were initially misinterpreted, leading to excision of two seromas and aspiration of one. Seromas were not identified in patients whose implants were removed by means of complete capsulectomy. CONCLUSION: Radiologists must be aware of the imaging findings associated with seromas and of a patient's surgical history to avoid biopsy of benign lesions.

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Radiology

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0033-8419

Publication Date

March 1995

Volume

194

Issue

3

Start / End Page

863 / 866

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography, Mammary
  • Reoperation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Mammography
  • Mammaplasty
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exudates and Transudates
 

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Soo, M. S., Kornguth, P. J., Georgiade, G. S., & Sullivan, D. C. (1995). Seromas in residual fibrous capsules after explantation: mammographic and sonographic appearances. Radiology, 194(3), 863–866. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862992
Soo, M. S., P. J. Kornguth, G. S. Georgiade, and D. C. Sullivan. “Seromas in residual fibrous capsules after explantation: mammographic and sonographic appearances.Radiology 194, no. 3 (March 1995): 863–66. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862992.
Soo MS, Kornguth PJ, Georgiade GS, Sullivan DC. Seromas in residual fibrous capsules after explantation: mammographic and sonographic appearances. Radiology. 1995 Mar;194(3):863–6.
Soo, M. S., et al. “Seromas in residual fibrous capsules after explantation: mammographic and sonographic appearances.Radiology, vol. 194, no. 3, Mar. 1995, pp. 863–66. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862992.
Soo MS, Kornguth PJ, Georgiade GS, Sullivan DC. Seromas in residual fibrous capsules after explantation: mammographic and sonographic appearances. Radiology. 1995 Mar;194(3):863–866.
Journal cover image

Published In

Radiology

DOI

ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

March 1995

Volume

194

Issue

3

Start / End Page

863 / 866

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography, Mammary
  • Reoperation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Mammography
  • Mammaplasty
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exudates and Transudates