A late complication of augmentation mammoplasty by polyacrylamide hydrogel injection: Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings of huge galactocele formation in a puerperal woman with pathological correlation

Breast Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 584-587

  Lin, Wen Chiung ^a,b   Hsu, Giu Cheng ^a,b,d   Hsu, Yi Chih ^a,b   Hsu, Hsian He ^a,b   Li, Chao Shiang ^c   Yun Cheng Chen, Tom ^c   Huang, Guo Shu ^a,b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Neihu District No 325 ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Augmentation mammoplasty; Galactocele; Magnetic resonance imaging; Polyacrylamide hydrogel; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GALACTOCELE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL; MASTECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BREAST; BREAST CYST; BREAST DISEASES; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; PAIN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD;

EID: 55649110447     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2008.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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