[Prepubertal gigantomastia treated by mastectomy with an implant].
The authors present an exceptional case of mammary giantism with marked ptosis covering the entire abdomen of an 11-year-old girl; this diffuse virginal hypertrophy, occurring in children or adolescents, results from a hypersensitivity of mammary tissue to a normal level of estrogen. Relapses from residual tissue following a mammaplasty reduction have led certain authors to propose immediate sub-cutaneous mastectomy and reconstitution by prothesis.
Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et de Chirurgie Plastique, Hôpital Charles Nicole, Tunis.
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Ellouz
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Benjilani
D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D008408:Mastectomy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
Gigantomastie prépubertaire traitée par mastectomie avec implant.