Difficulty diagnosing breast cancer recurrence in the context of a radio-frequency-identification device-containing breast implant - A case report.

Nikki Burnett, Pakan Kleinig, Nicola R Dean

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Article in JPRAS open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Correspondence on: "Difficulty diagnosing breast cancer recurrence in the context of a radio-frequency-identification device-containing breast implant".JPRAS open · 2026
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Nikki BurnettDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Pakan KleinigDepartment of Radiology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Nicola R DeanCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concerns around the risk of prosthetic post-mastectomy breast reconstruction obscuring breast cancer recurrence existed in the early days of breast reconstruction but were laid to rest with cohort studies. We present an unusual case where MRI images were limited in diagnosing breast cancer recurrence, partly due to an artefact produced by a radio-frequency-identification device (RFID) contained within the implant. Co-existing Tietze's syndrome, an uncommon benign inflammatory condition effecting the chest wall, further confused the picture. This case highlights the diverse pathologies that can present as chest wall symptoms in breast reconstruction patients, and the diagnostic limitations of breast MRI with RFID-containing implants.

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Breast implantsBreast neoplasmsRadio frequency identification deviceTietze’s syndrome

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PMID42058184

DOI10.1016/j.jpra.2026.03.007

PMCPMC13122693

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