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Volume: 5 | Issue: 10 | Published: Nov 09, 2021 | Pages: 296 - 300 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623737413

Juvenile breast hypertrophy: report of two cases presenting with massive asymmetrical breast enlargement and palpable breast masses

Authors: Rafia Shahzad , Tooba Anjum , Abu Bakar Shahid

Article Info

Authors

Rafia Shahzad

Department of Radiology, INMOL Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Tooba Anjum

Department of Radiology, INMOL Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Abu Bakar Shahid

Department of Oncology, INMOL Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Publication History

Received: June 17, 2021

Revised: September 29, 2021

Accepted: October 11, 2021

Published: November 09, 2021

Abstract

Background: Juvenile breast hypertrophy is a rare benign condition leading to rapid and massive enlargement of one or both breasts in young girls during peri-pubertal period. Patients encounter physical and psycho-social problems. Therefore, the condition warrants early appropriate management. Breast imaging studies (ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging) are particularly important in order to exclude tumors and occult pathologies. First line treatment modality is reduction mammoplasty that significantly improves quality of life with lesser chances of recurrence. Case Presentation: We report two post-menarchal girls with juvenile breast hypertrophy who presented as different clinical cases facing psychological and social embarrassment. Breast ultrasound showed right breast mass in both patients that were biopsied. The lesions turned out to be fibroadenomas on histopathological correlation. Patients were then referred to plastic surgery and endocrinology department. Conclusion: Juvenile breast hypertrophy is definitely a disturbing cosmetic problem. Early investigations and appropriate management will surely leave a positive impact on the quality of life.

Keywords: Case report, breast, hypertrophy, peri-pubertal, ultrasonography, fibroadenomas, mammoplasty, green

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Rafia Shahzad, Tooba Anjum, Abu Bakar Shahid. Juvenile breast hypertrophy: report of two cases presenting with massive asymmetrical breast enlargement and palpable breast masses. EJMCR. 2021; 09 (November 2021): 296-300. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623737413

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Rafia Shahzad, Tooba Anjum, Abu Bakar Shahid. Juvenile breast hypertrophy: report of two cases presenting with massive asymmetrical breast enlargement and palpable breast masses. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1292 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623737413

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Rafia Shahzad, Tooba Anjum, Abu Bakar Shahid. Juvenile breast hypertrophy: report of two cases presenting with massive asymmetrical breast enlargement and palpable breast masses. EJMCR. (2021), [cited December 25, 2024]; 09 (November 2021): 296-300. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623737413

Harvard Style

Rafia Shahzad, Tooba Anjum, Abu Bakar Shahid (2021) Juvenile breast hypertrophy: report of two cases presenting with massive asymmetrical breast enlargement and palpable breast masses. EJMCR, 09 (November 2021): 296-300. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623737413

Chicago Style

Rafia Shahzad, Tooba Anjum, Abu Bakar Shahid. "Juvenile breast hypertrophy: report of two cases presenting with massive asymmetrical breast enlargement and palpable breast masses." 09 (2021), 296-300. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623737413

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Rafia Shahzad, Tooba Anjum, Abu Bakar Shahid. "Juvenile breast hypertrophy: report of two cases presenting with massive asymmetrical breast enlargement and palpable breast masses." 09.November 2021 (2021), 296-300. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623737413

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Rafia Shahzad, Tooba Anjum, Abu Bakar Shahid (2021) Juvenile breast hypertrophy: report of two cases presenting with massive asymmetrical breast enlargement and palpable breast masses. , 09 (November 2021), 296-300. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623737413