Breast pathology in complications associated with polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) mammoplasty

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-140

  Leung, K M ^a   Yeoh, Gary P S ^a   Chan, K W ^a  

^a Canossa Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acrylamides; Acrylic resins; Breast implants; Cosmetics; Injections

Indexed keywords

POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ABSCESS; ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST LESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GIANT CELL; HISTIOCYTE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MASTITIS; MICROSCOPY; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROMA CELL;

ABSCESS; ACRYLIC RESINS; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BREAST; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS; LYMPHOCYTES; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA CELLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34147135605     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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