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Case Report
A case of inflammatory breast cancer following augmentation with silicone injections
1 MD, Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, HCA Florida Brandon Hospital/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Brandon, Florida, USA
2 MD, Surgery Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Brandon, Florida, USA
3 MD, Surgery Program Director, Department of Vascular Surgery, HCA Florida Brandon Hospital/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Brandon, Florida, USA
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Trina Capelli
119 Oakfield Dr., Brandon, FL 33511,
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Article ID: 100144Z12TC2024
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Capelli T, Socas J, Abbruzzese T. A case of inflammatory breast cancer following augmentation with silicone injections. J Case Rep Images Surg 2024;10(2):22–25.ABSTRACT
Inflammatory breast cancer following augmentation with silicone injections is a rare occurrence. We report a case of a 38-year-old female who presented 15 years after receiving silicone breast injections with inflammatory breast cancer. She underwent bilateral modified radical mastectomies after receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The final pathology revealed invasive ductal carcinoma, ER+, PR+, HER2—with tumor cells present in the dermis of the skin. She is now undergoing radiation therapy. Breast cancer after silicone injections should be aggressively screened for with special consideration given to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced spectral mammography. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can improve patient outcomes.
Keywords: Breast cancer, Breast surgery, Silicone injections
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Author Contributions
Trina Capelli - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Juan Socas - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Thomas Abbruzzese - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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