Supraclavicular Lymphadenopathy Due to Silicone Breast Implants

Shipchandler, Taha Z.; Lorenz, Robert R.; McMahon, James D.; Tubbs, Raymond

doi:10.1001/archotol.133.8.830

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“…Similar problems have been reported by ophthalmologists and orthopaedists, who often encounter cases of granuloma formation after vitrectomy, silicone oil retinal tamponade or injection of silicone in joints, and silicone joint prosthesis operations [5][6]. However, only a few reports exist on cervical lymphadenopathy associated with breast implants, and these mainly involve single case reports or small case series [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] (Table 1).…”

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Silicone Cervical Lymphadenopathy: A Rare Complication After Breast Augmentation

Avgeri,

Sideris,

Margaris

et al. 2023

Cureus

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A 66-year-old female patient, who had undergone breast augmentation 10 years ago, presented with unilateral neck pain, dysphagia, and hoarseness. Subsequent imaging revealed right-sided supraclavicular and axillary lymphadenopathy and a breast implant rupture on the same side. A lymph node core biopsy under sonographic guidance revealed silicone lymphadenopathy. Implant extirpation was offered to the patient. Cervical lymphadenopathy warrants an initial workup to exclude sinister chronic inflammatory or malignant conditions. Nonetheless, in cases of diagnostic uncertainty and a history of breast augmentation, the otolaryngologist should be cognizant of distal silicone lymphadenopathy. This condition is associated with silicone leakage and lymphatic dissemination of silicone particles. Even though silicone-related granuloma formation is a rare entity, its incidence is slowly rising as the population that has undergone breast augmentation grows older.

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Silicone Cervical Lymphadenopathy: A Rare Complication After Breast Augmentation

Avgeri,

Sideris,

Margaris

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…Silicone lymphadenopathy following breast augmentation primarily affects the axillary nodes, 5 , 8 but there have been reported cases involving intramammary, 4 internal mammary 9 and supraclavicular lymph nodes 10 . The current case is particularly unusual in that, to our knowledge, it is the first reported case of silicone lymphadenopathy manifesting solely in a supraclavicular lymph node in a patient with no prior history of breast cancer.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…10 The current case is particularly unusual in that, to our knowledge, it is the first reported case of silicone lymphadenopathy manifesting solely in a supraclavicular lymph node in a patient with no prior history of breast cancer. Shipchandler et al described a similar case of supraclavicular lymphadenopathy due to silicone breast implants in 2007; however, this patient later developed bilateral axillary silicone lymphadenopathy.…”

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confidence: 73%

Silicone lymphadenopathy: an unexpected cause of neck lumps

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Silicone lymphadenopathy following breast augmentation primarily affects the axillary nodes. Supraclavicular lymph node involvement is unusual. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the English language literature of silicone lymphadenopathy manifesting solely in the supraclavicular lymph nodes. Although the need to exclude malignancy in such cases is of the utmost importance, silicone lymphadenopathy should also be considered in the differential diagnosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology is a useful initial investigation, which may be followed up by excisional biopsy and histological analysis for further confirmatory diagnostic information.

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“…Rupture of a silicone breast implant can be either intracapsular or extracapsular. The latter, while less common, can extravasate into surrounding breast tissue, lung parenchyma, chest-wall muscles, and lymph nodes in the axilla and supraclavicular fossa ( 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ). Subcutaneous siliconomas have also been reported in more distal areas such as the abdominal wall, inguinal region, and lower limbs ( 7 , 8 ).…”

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confidence: 99%