Journal:
:iranian red crescent medical journal
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erdal karagulle department of general surgery, faculty of medicine, baskent university, ankara, turkey; department of general surgery, faculty of medicine, baskent university, ankara, turkey. tel: +90-03322570606, fax: +90-03322570637
emin turk department of general surgery, faculty of medicine, baskent university, ankara, turkey
ozgur hilal erinanc department of pathology, faculty of medicine, baskent university, ankara, turkey
gokhan moray department of general surgery, faculty of medicine, baskent university, ankara, turkey
introduction giant fibroadenoma is a rare disease with unknown etiology. during pregnancy, fibroadenomas increase in size and may show lactational histologic changes. high concentrations of estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin promote the ductal growth and formation of tubuloalveolar structures. this may be a reason for the significant enlargement in this period. case presentation we presented...
