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Silicon Granuloma

MedGen UID:
167705
•Concept ID:
C0854695
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A granuloma that forms in response to silicone exposure. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSilicon Granuloma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Manual resurfacing and trichloroacetic acid for the treatment of patients with widespread actinic damage. Clinical and histologic observations.
Cooley JE, Casey DL, Kauffman CL
Dermatol Surg 1997 May;23(5):373-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1997.tb00064.x. PMID: 9179248
Silicone stents in the management of benign tracheobronchial stenoses. Tolerance and early results in 63 patients.
Martinez-Ballarin JI, Diaz-Jimenez JP, Castro MJ, Moya JA
Chest 1996 Mar;109(3):626-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.109.3.626. PMID: 8617068
Granulomas due to "alparene no. 2" used in injection treatment of hernia.
KAPLAN L
J Am Med Assoc 1953 Apr 4;151(14):1188-90. doi: 10.1001/jama.1953.02940140032010. PMID: 13034458

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Silicon granuloma mimicking lung cancer.
Ali L, Mcgivern D, Teoh R
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Jul 19;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006351. PMID: 22814981Free PMC Article

Therapy

Silicon granuloma mimicking lung cancer.
Ali L, Mcgivern D, Teoh R
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Jul 19;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006351. PMID: 22814981Free PMC Article
Silicon granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue.
Eskeland G, Langmark F, Husby G
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand Suppl 1974;Suppl 248:69-73. PMID: 4615564
Silicon granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissues.
Millard DR Jr, Maisels DO
Am J Surg 1966 Jul;112(1):119-23. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(66)91294-3. PMID: 5936639

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