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breast implant on right- suspect previous breast cancer with mastectomy- then implant later.
That's a breast implant!
yep! weird x-ray-Self-ExamThe right lower lung zone shows a calcific prosthetic breast implant; the left lower lung zone shows a normal prosthetic breast implant.Sources: UpToDate; radiology.co.uk.
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breast implant on right- suspect previous breast cancer with mastectomy- then implant later.
ReplyDeleteThat's a breast implant!
ReplyDeleteyep! weird x-ray
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Self-Exam
The right lower lung zone shows a calcific prosthetic breast implant; the left lower lung zone shows a normal prosthetic breast implant.
Sources: UpToDate; radiology.co.uk.