Clinical analyses of XXXX after autologous fat injection for breast augmentation.

@entity1 @entity0 @entity39 @entity5 @entity2686
BACKGROUND: Autologous fat injection for breast augmentation has been disputed with regard to its complications for many years, especially regarding calcifications, most of which present with benign features. In previous studies, @entity2686 were not observed after fat injection for breast augmentation, which are usually regarded as malignant calcifications. METHODS: From July of 1999 to December of 2009, autologous fat injection for breast augmentation was performed for both breasts in 48 @entity1 . Eight @entity1 with @entity2686 found by mammography after surgery were analyzed retrospectively. For the nonpalpable breast lesions in three @entity1 , the @entity2686 were resected with the help of needle localized breast biopsy. The palpable lump, including @entity2686 , was resected 1 cm away from its border in the other @entity1 . All of the specimens were submitted to pathologic examination. RESULTS: The digitized mammographic films of eight of 48 @entity1 (16.7 percent) showed @entity2686 after autologous fat injection, which were highly suspected of being @entity0 microcalcifications, whereas all pathologic examinations indicated fat @entity39 . CONCLUSIONS: Clustered microcalcifications can be found after autologous fat injection for breast augmentation, which cannot be distinguished from @entity5 . The mammographic confusion constitutes the problem rather than the success of the procedure itself, and the method should continue to be prohibited.
