Radiology - STUDY: Breast Implant Rupture etc. During Mammography

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STUDY: Breast Implant Rupture etc. During Mammography

Ilena Rose

2006-06-04, 9:22 am

Breast Implant Adverse Events During Mammography ... FDA Study
by Ilena Rosenthal
May 9, 2004 at 01:57 PM

Breast Implant Adverse Events During Mammography

http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=i...&O=D&F=&S=&P=53

An FDA study on problems with mammography for women with breast
implants was published in the Journal of Women's Health in May, 2004

(1). The preliminary results of this study were presented at the FDA
Science Forum in April, 2003.

The study was a review of adverse event reports from the FDA's
Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database
(http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/databases.html).
Researchers found 66
reports thatmentioned problems with mammography for women with breast
implants.

The majority (62.1%) of problems reported were for breast implant
rupture that was suspected to occur during mammography. Rupture
during compression for mammography was reported for both silicone
gel-filled and saline-filled breast implants. Other adverse events
reported to FDA included implants crushed by mammographic compression,
pain during mammography attributed to the implants, inability to
perform mammography because of capsular contracture or because of fear
of implant rupture, and delayed detection of cancer attributed to the
breast implants. It is unknown how often these problems occur
because the MAUDE database cannot be used to determine rates of
problems occurring.

FDA researchers also reviewed published medical literature on
mammography for women with breast implants. Their review found
medical reports describing:

* an additional 17 reported cases of breast implant
rupture during mammographic compression

* breast implant interference with imaging breast
tissue, with between 22% and 83% of mammographically visualizable
breast tissue obscured by breast implants

* special techniques needed to maximize breast tissue
visualization for women with breast implants

* a delay in breast cancer detection in women with
implants, but without increased mortality to women with implants.

The risk for breast cancer does not differ in women with breast
implants compared to other women. Recommendations for breast cancer
screening also apply to women with breast implants. Women considering
breast implants should be aware of potential issues with mammography
in order to make an informed decision. Women who already have breast
implants should always inform the mammography center that they have
breast implants when they make an appointment and always remind the
mammography technician that they have breast implants when they go for
their exam.

(1) Brown SL, Ferlo Todd J. Luu H-MD. Breast implant adverse events
during
mammography: reports to the Food and Drug Administration. Journal of
Women's Health. Volume 13, Number 4, 2004.

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For more information on this highly charged topic:

www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

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Skeptic

2006-06-04, 9:22 am

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The heading is
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I wonder if giving head regularly also reduces complication rates of breast
implants? Get on that, will you?

<Ilena> wrote in message news:g2nr72lkpur1n8m374rf7hlcdcv06op0ae@4ax.com...
> Breast Implant Adverse Events During Mammography ... FDA Study
> by Ilena Rosenthal
> May 9, 2004 at 01:57 PM
>
>
> Breast Implant Adverse Events During Mammography
>
> http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=i...&O=D&F=&S=&P=53
>
> An FDA study on problems with mammography for women with breast
> implants was published in the Journal of Women's Health in May, 2004
>
> (1). The preliminary results of this study were presented at the FDA
> Science Forum in April, 2003.
>
> The study was a review of adverse event reports from the FDA's
> Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database
> (http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/databases.html).
> Researchers found 66
> reports thatmentioned problems with mammography for women with breast
> implants.
>
> The majority (62.1%) of problems reported were for breast implant
> rupture that was suspected to occur during mammography. Rupture
> during compression for mammography was reported for both silicone
> gel-filled and saline-filled breast implants. Other adverse events
> reported to FDA included implants crushed by mammographic compression,
> pain during mammography attributed to the implants, inability to
> perform mammography because of capsular contracture or because of fear
> of implant rupture, and delayed detection of cancer attributed to the
> breast implants. It is unknown how often these problems occur
> because the MAUDE database cannot be used to determine rates of
> problems occurring.
>
> FDA researchers also reviewed published medical literature on
> mammography for women with breast implants. Their review found
> medical reports describing:
>
> * an additional 17 reported cases of breast implant
> rupture during mammographic compression
>
> * breast implant interference with imaging breast
> tissue, with between 22% and 83% of mammographically visualizable
> breast tissue obscured by breast implants
>
> * special techniques needed to maximize breast tissue
> visualization for women with breast implants
>
> * a delay in breast cancer detection in women with
> implants, but without increased mortality to women with implants.
>
> The risk for breast cancer does not differ in women with breast
> implants compared to other women. Recommendations for breast cancer
> screening also apply to women with breast implants. Women considering
> breast implants should be aware of potential issues with mammography
> in order to make an informed decision. Women who already have breast
> implants should always inform the mammography center that they have
> breast implants when they make an appointment and always remind the
> mammography technician that they have breast implants when they go for
> their exam.
>
> (1) Brown SL, Ferlo Todd J. Luu H-MD. Breast implant adverse events
> during
> mammography: reports to the Food and Drug Administration. Journal of
> Women's Health. Volume 13, Number 4, 2004.
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> For more information on this highly charged topic:
>
> www.BreastImplantAwareness.org
>
>
>
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>