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A rare case of gigantomastia caused by pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia

Published:2023-07-01 Issue:4 Volume:20 Page:em490
ISSN:2516-3507
Container-title:Electronic Journal of General Medicine
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Short-container-title:ELECTRON J GEN MED

Author:

Aljehani Reem Khaled¹^ORCID,Al-Turaiki Turki¹^ORCID,Algowiez Roaa²^ORCID,Ahmed Muhammad Iftikhar¹^ORCID,Alshammari Eiman¹^ORCID,Abdel Hadi Maha¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgery, King Fahad University Hospital, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAUDI ARABIA

2. Department of Radiology, King Fahad University Hospital, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAUDI ARABIA

Abstract

Gigantomastia is a rare pathologic condition characterized by an excessive and abnormal breast hypertrophy. To date, there is no exact definition or classification of this disease. Pathogenesis still unclear. The purpose of this article is to present a case of extreme and disabling gigantomastia caused by pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia, one of the rarest etiology of gigantomastia.

Publisher

Modestum Ltd

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://www.ejgm.co.uk/download/a-rare-case-of-gigantomastia-caused-by-pseudoangiomatous-stromal-hyperplasia-13147.pdf

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