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Gestational gigantomastia and anesthesia.
A 37-YR-OLD parturient with a history of previous ectopic gestation and subacute cutaneous lupus developed massive bilateral breast enlargement causing ulceration and difficulty in breathing and standing up. The added weight gain was 30 kg. Elective cesarean section was performed during uneventful spinal anesthesia at 34 weeks of gestation. Spinal block was placed in the lateral decubitus posit...
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Introduction: Gigantomastia is a rare disorder characterized by excessive breast growth. Classified according to the etiology to Idiopathic, hormonal stimulation and drugs induced. The differential diagnosis of gigantomastia include fibroepithelial tumors such as fibroadenomas and cystosarcoma phyllodes and less likely malignant breast carcinoma. As the majority of gigantomastia cases are bilat...
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Gigantomastia is a breast disorder that is associated with an exaggerated, rapid growth of the breasts, generally bilaterally. Since the pathology is rare and has seldom been described, its etiology has yet to be fully established, although there are speculations that a hormonal component may play an important role. Treatment is aimed at improving the clinical and psychological symptoms; howeve...
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BACKGROUND Gigantomastia is a breast disorder marked by exaggerated rapid growth of the breasts, generally bilaterally. Since this disorder is very rare and has been reported only in sparse case reports its etiology has yet to be fully established. Treatment is aimed at improving the clinical and psychological symptoms and reducing the treatment side effects; however, the best therapeutic optio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anesthesiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-3022
DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e31822fd05a