Pathological and biophysical findings associated with silicone breast implants: A study of capsular tissues from 86 cases

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1558-1565

  Luke, James L ^a,b   Kalasinsky, Victor F ^a   Turnicky, Ronald P ^a   Centeno, Jose A ^a   Johnson, Frank B ^a   Mullick, Florabel G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Toxicologie Pathology ^*  (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SILICATE; SILICONE; TALC;

ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST SURGERY; CALCIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0030694551     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199711000-00029     Document Type: Article

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