Unit 5: Breast Implants

Question 1

Most common implants are ___ and ___

Answer 1

Saline and silicone

Question 2

_____ hinderst the penetration of XRays

Answer 2

Silicone

Question 3

Implants that are placed _____ or prepectoral are often harder to image

Answer 3

Subglandular

Question 4

Fibrosing around the implant due to body rejection - sometimes submuscular placement can help

Answer 4

Capsular contracture

Question 5

Fibrous capsule is more pronounced in ____ implants

Answer 5

silicone

Question 6

Excessive foreign body response, thickening and hardening of fibrous capsule, implant becomes round , hard and immobile

Answer 6

Capsular Constructure

Question 7

Crack in fibrous capsule - part of implants pops through crack and can be palpable

Answer 7

Focal herniation

Question 8

MRI and US are more sensitve when assessing ___ impant integrity

Answer 8

Silicone

Question 9

Break in implant shell, gel is contained in fibrous capsule ( most common type of rupture)

Answer 9

Intracapsular rupture

Question 10

Step-ladder sign or parallel line sign indicates this type of implant rupture

Answer 10

Intracapsular

Question 11

Defect in both implant shell and fibrous capsule

Answer 11

Extracapsular rupture