The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

August 2017

Desmoid Tumor and Silicone Breast Implant Surgery: Is There Really a Connection? A Literature Review.

Author Information

Tzur R(1), Silberstein E(1), Krieger Y(1), Shoham Y(1), Rafaeli Y(2), Bogdanov-Berezovsky A(3)

(1)Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Beersheba, Israel.(2)Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Beersheba, Israel.(3)Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Beersheba.

Publication

Aesthetic Plast Surg

Summary

The goal of this review is to investigate the possible correlation between BDT and breast implant surgery. The search revealed 36 cases of BDT associated with silicone breast implants. Based on the reviewed data, the incidence of BDT following breast implant surgery is lower than BDT in the general population. At the moment, a possible association between breast implants and the development of breast desmoid tumors cannot be unequivocally confirmed.

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