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Case of the Week 452 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 51 year-old female with pre-hysterectomy study
Frontal Radiograph of Chest
- Asbestos-related Pleural Disease
- Talc Pleurodeisis
- Pulmonary Cyst
- Calcified Breast Implant
- Echinococcal Cyst
Additional Image - Lateral Radiograph of Chest
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Lateral Radiograph of Chest
Answer:
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4. Calcified Breast Implant
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Calcified Breast Implant
General Considerations
- Calcification can occur in the fibrous capsule that develops around a breast implant
- More commonly occurs with first generation silicone implants, when the implant has been present for more than a decade, rupture of the implant
- Subglandular implants are more likely to calcify than submuscular implants
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