Virginal hypertrophy. Case report.
A 13-year-old girl with virginal hypertrophy (bilateral extensive juvenile hypertrophy) of the breasts is presented. Her breasts began to grow rapidly after puberty and reached an enormous size within a year. On examination, both breasts were greatly enlarged. Routine blood chemistry and the endocrinological investigations were normal. The computerized tomography scan of the sella was unremarkable. A bilateral reduction mammaplasty was performed, and histological analysis of the breast tissue revealed the diagnosis of virginal hypertrophy. After four months her breasts began to grow again, and a second mammaplasty was performed. After this operation, tamoxifen citrate was given to prevent recurrence for four months, and during the follow-up period of 20 months, no recurrence was noted.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri.
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Küçükaydin
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Kurtoğlu
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Okur
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Patiroğlu
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Zorlu
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Gündüz
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Kazez
D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016462:Mammaplasty; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013629:Tamoxifen