Virginal Breast Hypertrophy and Symptomatic Treatment: A Case Report.
Virginal breast hypertrophy is a rare benign disease. It is characterized by rapid and excessive growth of one or two breasts during peripubertal period. There is no specific treatment algorithm, subcutaneous mastectomy and prosthesis replacement, reduction mammoplasty, medical treatment with particularly tamoxifen are all recommended in the literature. Unfortunately, all treatment methods have some disadvantages in this patient group who have not completed their sexual and physical maturation. Although these treatments are usually required, it should be noted that spontaneous remission could rarely be seen in virginal hypertrophy. We aimed to present a case of virginal hypertrophy, in whom symptomatic treatment has been used and breast growth regressed spontaneously.
Department of General Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Ebru
E
Menekşe
Department of General Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Safa
S
Önel
Department of General Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Faruk
F
Karateke
Department of General Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Koray
K
Daş
Department of General Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
İlhan
İ
Bali
Department of General Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Hilmi
H
Bozkurt
Department of General Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Selim
S
Sözen
Department of General Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Mehmet
M
Özdoğan
Breast; adolescent gynecomastia; hypertrophy; mammoplasty; mastectomy