Silicates in human mammary tissue?

Date:  00-01-10 00:42:22 Est

From: Kathynye@aol.com

 

 

~~~ great find, kathy. looks like leroy young was involved. would be great  for

someone to find this whole study for us.  ~~~

 

Found this.. but it is only the abstract.... looks VERY interesting.

Kathy Nye

 

Medical mineralogy as a new challenge to the geologist: Silicates in human mammary tissue?

The American Mineralogist; Washington; Jul 1999; Pasteris, Jill Dill;

Wopenka, Brigitte; Freeman, John J; Young, V Leroy; Brandon, Harold J;

Volume:  84

Issue:  7-8

UMI Publication No.:  04399208

Start Page:  997-1008

Page Count:  12

Document Type:  Feature

Source Type:  PERIODICAL

ISSN:  0003004X

Subject Terms:  Mineralogy

Silicones

Breast implants

Pathology

Spectrum analysis

Scientific imaging

Health risk assessment

UMI Article Re. No.:  IAMI-2018-24

UMI Journal Code:  IAMI

 

Abstract:

 

Breast tissue from six women who had silicone breast implants and breast tissue  from three controls who never had implants were studied to address questions  about post-implant alteration. It is concluded that useful collaborations can  be developed between pathologists who observe foreign materials in tissue sections and mineralogists who routinely use optical, chemical,  and structural analyses to characterize micrometer-sized crystalline materials.