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Bookmark or Share- Breast MRI - Mayo ClinicMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast, also called breast MRI, is a test used to find breast cancer. It also can help rule out breast cancer when there are other problems in the breast. A breast MRI makes pictures of the inside of the breast. It uses powerful magnets, radio waves and a computer to make images with a lot of detail.
- Recurrent breast cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicChanges to the skin of your breast. Skin inflammation or area of redness. Nipple discharge. Signs and symptoms of local recurrence on the chest wall after a mastectomy may include: One or more painless nodules on or under the skin of your chest wall. A new area of thickening along or near the mastectomy scar.
- Breast cancer - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicBreast cancer treatment often starts with surgery to remove the cancer. Most people with breast cancer will have other treatments after surgery, such as radiation, chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Some people may have chemotherapy or hormone therapy before surgery. These medicines can help shrink the cancer and make it easier to remove.
- Breast reconstruction with implants - Mayo ClinicOverview. Breast reconstruction is a surgical procedure that restores shape to your breast after mastectomy — surgery that removes your breast to treat or prevent breast cancer. One type of breast reconstruction uses breast implants — silicone devices filled with silicone gel or salt water (saline) — to reshape your breasts.
- Breast implants: Saline vs. silicone - Mayo ClinicWith certain breast implants there is a low risk of developing a type of cancer known as breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). Implants with a textured outer silicone shell and a certain type of plastic shell called polyurethane seem to have the highest risk.
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