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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 19;7(8):e2372.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002372. eCollection 2019 Aug.

A Rare Case of Persistent Unilateral Gestational Gigantomastia

Claire L Rutherford  1 , Michael K H Hsieh  1 , Hui-Min Tan  1 , Mark Twoon  1 , Tze-Yean Kong  1
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Case Reports

A Rare Case of Persistent Unilateral Gestational Gigantomastia

Claire L Rutherford et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .

Abstract

A 34-year-old para 2 + 0 Indonesian woman presented with persistent right-sided gestational gigantomastia some 24 months following delivery. This was severely debilitating her activities of daily living, including caring for her children. On examination, she was found to have extreme hypertrophy of her right breast, which was nodular throughout on palpation. Biochemical investigations were unremarkable and revealed no obvious etiology. Magnetic resonance imaging identified grossly enlarged right breast tissue with prominent vessels. Given the minimal involution of her breast over the 24 months postpartum, she elected for a breast reduction with free nipple grafting following appropriate counseling. This was performed through excision of breast parenchyma preserving superior-medial tissue, followed by a free nipple graft.

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Fig. 1.
A, Frontal and B, right lateral view at 24 months post partum after delivery of her second child. Note the minimal involution of the right hypertrophied breast.
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One year postoperative follow-up. A, Frontal and B, lateral view with good size and symmetry match.
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