The Diagnosis of Breast Cancer after Augmentation Mammoplasty (Case Report)

Abstract

The number of women resorting to endoprosthesis replacement of breast is growing from year to year. To date, the most popular and safe method of correcting the shape and size of the breast is augmentation mammoplasty with silicone gel prostheses. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of breast cancer in patients who have had recourse to the augmentation mammoplasty at preclinical stages, is difficult. Most often this is due to the fact that the patient does not undergo preventive examinations. This research exemplifies a comprehensive procedure facilitating diagnostication of a breast cancer in a patient previously subjected to augmentation mammoplasty. A physical examination, a digital and an ultrasound mammography reveals a BI-RADS 5 nodal formation in the patient’s right breast. An ultrasound-guided biopsy of the newly formed tissue over the breast implant is morphologically cross-checked. The diagnosis of breast cancer is thus confirmed histologically.