Axillary enlargement in gestational gigantomastia, an uncommon presentation of a rare disease. A case report

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dc.contributor.authorAthamnah, Mohammad Naseren
dc.contributor.authorAl-Share, Mohammad Salehen
dc.contributor.authorHajjaj, Enas Mohammeden
dc.contributor.authorAthamneh, Liqa N.en
dc.contributor.authorAbuelaish, Omar M.en
dc.contributor.departmentFralin Biomedical Research Instituteen
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-12T15:10:19Zen
dc.date.available2021-01-12T15:10:19Zen
dc.date.issued2020-05-19en
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Gestational gigantomastia presents in pregnancy as a rapid and excessive enlargement of the breast reducing the quality of life and causing psychological and physical impairment. Huge axillary enlargement due to Gestational gigantomastia is not mentioned in the literature before. Best treatment remains unclear as conservative and medical management are options beside the more aggressive surgical treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: This is a special case of Gestational gigantomastia presented by huge axillary and breast enlargement in a 34-year-old female. Treated successfully in a conservative manner, a near complete spontaneous resolution happened two months post-delivery. CONCLUSION: Axillary involvement is not mentioned in the limited literature discussing the rare disease of gestational gigantomastia. Not only breast but also axillary area can be involved and enlarge due to this disease. Conservative non-operative management was successful. (C) 2020 IJS Publishing Group Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.05.001en
dc.identifier.issn2210-2612en
dc.identifier.pmid32454451en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/101857en
dc.identifier.volume71en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectGestational gigantomastiaen
dc.subjectGravid macromastiaen
dc.subjectAxillary enlargementen
dc.subjectConservative managementen
dc.subjectCase reporten
dc.titleAxillary enlargement in gestational gigantomastia, an uncommon presentation of a rare disease. A case reporten
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Surgery Case Reportsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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