Melanoma metastatic to a ruptured silicone breast implant capsule

Metastasis to the breast is rare and most commonly represents spread from a contra-lateral primary mammary carcinoma. Metastasis of solid non-mammary carcinoma is very rare and melanoma and neuro-endocrine bronchogenic carcinoma are the more common primary neoplasms implicated. In up to half of affe...

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Main Authors: Mark J Wilsher, Nicholas J Moncrieff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2012;volume=55;issue=1;spage=86;epage=88;aulast=Wilsher