title: [Gigantomastia secondary to mineral oil injection. A case report].
abstract: Use injections of illicit material to improve body contour is still a health problem in Mexico. Most commonly used are oily materials that in many patients may cause aesthetic and incapacitating functional complications. The case of a 32-year-old homosexual male patient is reported; he was injected with 80 cc of mineral oil in each mamma, which caused an important inflammatory reaction, growth, and severe ptosis of these. He was in apparent general good shape; thus, he was treated with bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy and free full-thickness nipple-areola complex graft. We consider that this pathology remains a current health problem that should alert health authorities to take preventive measures with regard to its administration.
authors.affiliation: División de estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Medicina UNAM, y Hospital General Dr. Rubén Leñero, SSDF. mezaper@prodigy.net.mx
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meza-Pérez
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodíguez Patiño
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D008899:Mineral Oil