Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Idiopathic Gigantomastia

Gigantomastia remains a rare clinical diagnosis with significant physical and psychological impacts on patients. We present the case of a 40-year-old woman with idiopathic breast enlargement. Further histological analysis of the breast tissue revealed pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia. This is t...

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Autores principales: Roy, Mélissa, Lee, James, Aldekhayel, Salah, Dionisopoulos, Tassos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26495214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000468
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author Roy, Mélissa
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Aldekhayel, Salah
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description Gigantomastia remains a rare clinical diagnosis with significant physical and psychological impacts on patients. We present the case of a 40-year-old woman with idiopathic breast enlargement. Further histological analysis of the breast tissue revealed pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia. This is the first reported case of diffuse breast enlargement resulting from pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia.
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spelling pubmed-45964262015-10-22 Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Idiopathic Gigantomastia Roy, Mélissa Lee, James Aldekhayel, Salah Dionisopoulos, Tassos Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Case Report Gigantomastia remains a rare clinical diagnosis with significant physical and psychological impacts on patients. We present the case of a 40-year-old woman with idiopathic breast enlargement. Further histological analysis of the breast tissue revealed pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia. This is the first reported case of diffuse breast enlargement resulting from pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia. Wolters Kluwer Health 2015-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4596426/ /pubmed/26495214 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000468 Text en Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially.
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Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Idiopathic Gigantomastia
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title_full Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Idiopathic Gigantomastia
title_fullStr Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Idiopathic Gigantomastia
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title_short Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Idiopathic Gigantomastia
title_sort pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia: a rare cause of idiopathic gigantomastia
topic Case Report
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