Silicone-Induced Granuloma of Breast Implant Capsule (SIGBIC): Histopathology and Radiological Correlation

Figure 5

Intracapsular SIGBIC microscopy and immunochemistry of the same patient of Figure 4. (a) Optical microscopy. Small foci of aggregate lymphocyte associated with a moderate chronic inflammatory process. The left image in smaller augmentation and the right one in greater augmentation. (b) Immunohistochemistry. Positivity for CD3, CD20, and CD68 reactions. There is also a predominance of extracellular silicone (last image).

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