Aakansha Vashistha1, Manish Rundla2, Farukh Khan2, Prabha Om2. 1. Department of General Surgery, Sawai Mansingh Hospital, Jaipur, India. Electronic address: aakkisharma@gmail.com. 2. Department of General Surgery, Sawai Mansingh Hospital, Jaipur, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gigantomastia is a rare condition characterized by excessive diffuse enlargement of both breasts and can be physically and psychosocially disabling for the patient. Despite an extensive search, the etiology remains poorly understood with most common being pubertal and gestational gigantomastia, with incidence of Idiopathic gigantomastia associated with bilateral PASH being extremely rare. METHODS: A 37 year old lady with bilateral gigantomastia and severe back pain with a normal radiological, hormonal and histopathological evaluation underwent reduction mammoplasty with objective of weight and volume reduction of the breasts along with aesthetic enhancement. RESULTS: The excised specimen weighed 3.5 and 5 kg respectively in left and right breast with uneventful post operative period and symptomatic relief to the patient. The histopathology was suggestive of macromastia with pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia like areas with focally PR positive status on IHC. CONCLUSION: Most commonly etiological factor for gigantomastia is endogenous hormone stimulation. While idiopathic gigantomastia is rare those associated with PASH are still rarer with around 13 cases reported in the literature till date. PASH is a beingn mesenchymal proliferative lesion of the breast, mostly found in premenopausal women and rarely manifests clinically. Reduction mammoplasty can make a significant improvement in life of such young patients with explained risk of probability of recurrence. Among the various techniques available inverted T scar pattern with superiomedical pedicle are preferred as the learning curve is shorter, have greater versatility, and is reproducible with consistent results.
BACKGROUND:Gigantomastia is a rare condition characterized by excessive diffuse enlargement of both breasts and can be physically and psychosocially disabling for the patient. Despite an extensive search, the etiology remains poorly understood with most common being pubertal and gestational gigantomastia, with incidence of Idiopathic gigantomastia associated with bilateral PASH being extremely rare. METHODS: A 37 year old lady with bilateral gigantomastia and severe back pain with a normal radiological, hormonal and histopathological evaluation underwent reduction mammoplasty with objective of weight and volume reduction of the breasts along with aesthetic enhancement. RESULTS: The excised specimen weighed 3.5 and 5 kg respectively in left and right breast with uneventful post operative period and symptomatic relief to the patient. The histopathology was suggestive of macromastia with pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia like areas with focally PR positive status on IHC. CONCLUSION: Most commonly etiological factor for gigantomastia is endogenous hormone stimulation. While idiopathic gigantomastia is rare those associated with PASH are still rarer with around 13 cases reported in the literature till date. PASH is a beingn mesenchymal proliferative lesion of the breast, mostly found in premenopausal women and rarely manifests clinically. Reduction mammoplasty can make a significant improvement in life of such young patients with explained risk of probability of recurrence. Among the various techniques available inverted T scar pattern with superiomedical pedicle are preferred as the learning curve is shorter, have greater versatility, and is reproducible with consistent results.
Authors: Willy F Jean-Louis; Alexis Bowder; Claude R Dupont; Ruth Delva; McLee Jean-Louis; Roger C Mixter; Frederick J Duffy Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Date: 2021-12-03