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T1-weighted post-contrast MRI of the left breast demonstrates a well demarcated soft tissue mass posterior to the silicone breast implant.
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Three years after mastectomy the patient felt a mass underneath a left breast implant (Figure 1).
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CT image during the second cryoablation demonstrates the cryoprobe's trajectory posterior to the implant. The ice ball extends into the implant.
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A second cryoablation was performed with the silicone implant in place (Figure 2).
Follow up T1-weighted post-contrast MRI of the breast performed 9 months after the second cryoablation demonstrates reduction of size of desmoid tumor and intact breast implant.
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Follow up imaging at 9 months demonstrated no residual tumor, and the patient reported complete resolution of pain (Figure 3).