Silicone lymphadenopathy: An unexpected cause of neck lumps

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 970-973

  Omakobia, E ^a   Porter, G ^a   Armstrong, S ^a   Denton, K ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast Implants; Lymphadenopathy; Mammoplasty; Neck; Silicone

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LYMPHADENOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SILICONE LYMPHADENOPATHY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; THYROID NODULE;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST IMPLANTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 84865249861     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215112001089     Document Type: Article

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