Macromastia of pregnancy: A unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entity

The present case is a unique presentation of a patient who developed a small lump in her breast during her first pregnancy but it was only during her third pregnancy that it increased in size and became a huge fungating mass. Although, gigantic sizes of this pathologic entity have been reported, the...

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Main Authors: Anil K Sarda, Vishal N Kulshreshta, Shweta A Bhalla, Lakhwinder Singh, Uma K Chaturvedi
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2004-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699039
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description The present case is a unique presentation of a patient who developed a small lump in her breast during her first pregnancy but it was only during her third pregnancy that it increased in size and became a huge fungating mass. Although, gigantic sizes of this pathologic entity have been reported, the present case had the involved breast hanging till below the inguinal ligament and required sling to support the breast. Since the pre-operative diagnosis was suggestive of cystosarcoma phylloides, no attempt at reconstructive surgery was contemplated.
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spelling doaj-art-07c6e5ce09814aa4a1303d98c22ee91f2025-08-20T03:55:28ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2004-01-013701747610.1055/s-0039-1699039Macromastia of pregnancy: A unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entityAnil K Sarda0Vishal N Kulshreshta1Shweta A Bhalla2Lakhwinder Singh3Uma K Chaturvedi4Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, IndiaDepartments of Surgery and Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, IndiaDepartments of Surgery and Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, IndiaDepartments of Surgery and Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, IndiaDepartments of Surgery and Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, IndiaThe present case is a unique presentation of a patient who developed a small lump in her breast during her first pregnancy but it was only during her third pregnancy that it increased in size and became a huge fungating mass. Although, gigantic sizes of this pathologic entity have been reported, the present case had the involved breast hanging till below the inguinal ligament and required sling to support the breast. Since the pre-operative diagnosis was suggestive of cystosarcoma phylloides, no attempt at reconstructive surgery was contemplated.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699039breastmacromastia
spellingShingle Anil K Sarda
Vishal N Kulshreshta
Shweta A Bhalla
Lakhwinder Singh
Uma K Chaturvedi
Macromastia of pregnancy: A unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entity
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
breast
macromastia
title Macromastia of pregnancy: A unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entity
title_full Macromastia of pregnancy: A unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entity
title_fullStr Macromastia of pregnancy: A unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entity
title_full_unstemmed Macromastia of pregnancy: A unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entity
title_short Macromastia of pregnancy: A unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entity
title_sort macromastia of pregnancy a unique presentation of this rare clinicohistopathological entity
topic breast
macromastia
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699039
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