title: Surgical management of breast deformity in a young patient with localized scleroderma: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Localized scleroderma in the chest region of adolescent girls leads to incomplete breast development and breast asymmetry, for which patients may require treatment. The site of localized scleroderma, its activity, the surgeon, and the patient's desires influence the selection of treatment method. There have been few reports on surgical treatment of this disease. In the current report, we present a case in which improved breast asymmetry was achieved through multiphased surgery, and we review treatment methods and indications of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. takeda@kitasato-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Minekatsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akimoto
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Natsuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kounoike
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: Eiju
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uchinuma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018427:Breast Implants; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: adolescence; breast asymmetry; localized scleroderma