title: Massive breast hypertrophy in a young girl.
abstract: A patient with massive virginal breast hypertrophy is reported in this study. A 16-year-old girl presented with abnormal growth of her breasts in 1 year. Due to the enormous breast volume, which caused her physical and psychological problems, she curtailed her social life. After a thorough gynecological and breast assessment, she was referred to the plastic surgery division for breast reduction. She underwent total subcutaneous mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction by subpectoral prosthesis implantation.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Division, University Hospital Pedro Ernestro, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cardoso de Castro
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Aboudib
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salema
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Valladares
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D015414:Mastectomy, Subcutaneous / Q000379:methods