Familial occurrence of unilateral giant breasts in Nigeria: a possible new genetic entity.
Four cases of unilateral giant breasts from two unrelated families are described. Three of the patients were managed surgically. It is speculated from a review of available published reports that this condition may be genetic with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance.
D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D010375:Pedigree