A rare case of gigantomastia caused by pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia
Reem Khaled Aljehani 1 * , Turki Al-Turaiki 1 , Roaa Algowiez 2 , Muhammad Iftikhar Ahmed 1 , Eiman Alshammari 1 , Maha Abdel Hadi 1
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1 Department of Surgery, King Fahad University Hospital, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAUDI ARABIA2 Department of Radiology, King Fahad University Hospital, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAUDI ARABIA* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Gigantomastia is a rare pathologic condition characterized by an excessive and abnormal breast hypertrophy. To date, there is no exact definition or classification of this disease. Pathogenesis still unclear. The purpose of this article is to present a case of extreme and disabling gigantomastia caused by pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia, one of the rarest etiology of gigantomastia.

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Article Type: Case Report

ELECTRON J GEN MED, Volume 20, Issue 4, August 2023, Article No: em490

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/13147

Publication date: 01 Jul 2023

Online publication date: 03 Apr 2023

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