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'''Macromastia''', also '''breast hypertrophy''', is excessively large breasts. | '''Macromastia''', also '''breast hypertrophy''',<ref name=pmid27038061>{{Cite journal | last1 = Pérez-Panzano | first1 = E. | last2 = Güemes-Sánchez | first2 = A. | last3 = Gascón-Catalán | first3 = A. | title = Quality of Life Following Symptomatic Macromastia Surgery: Short- and Long-term Evaluation. | journal = Breast J | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Apr | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1111/tbj.12589 | PMID = 27038061 }}</ref> is excessively large breasts. | ||
''Breast reduction'' | '''Breast reduction''' and '''reduction mammoplasty''' redirect here. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*[[Clinical diagnosis]]. | *[[Clinical diagnosis]]. | ||
*Operative management typically motivated by pain.<ref name=pmid27038061/> | |||
*Significant incidental findings in reduction mammoplasties are uncommon - 3% in a series of 198 patients.<ref name=pmid24511745>{{Cite journal | last1 = Talghini | first1 = S. | title = Is macromastia a risk factor for breast cancer? A study on 198 patients. | journal = Pak J Biol Sci | volume = 16 | issue = 21 | pages = 1348-52 | month = Nov | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 24511745 }}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Benign breast tissue. | |||
Note: | |||
*The specimens usually come with a mass. Some health insurance plans require a minimum mass removed, e.g. 500 grams.<ref>Edwards, Kim. Breast reduction surgery, CBC News. May 29, 2008. Available at: [https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/breast-reduction-surgery-1.726015 https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/breast-reduction-surgery-1.726015]. Accessed on: 3 December 2020.</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
:See ''[[ | :See ''[[normal breast]]''. | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Normal breast]]. | |||
*[[Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast]]. | |||
*[[Intraductal papilloma of the breast]]. | |||
==Sign out== | ==Sign out== | ||
===Reduction mammoplasty=== | ===Reduction mammoplasty=== | ||
<pre> | |||
A. Right Breast (610 grams), Reduction Mammoplasty: | |||
- Benign breast tissue and skin within normal limits. | |||
B. Left Breast (630 grams), Reduction Mammoplasty: | |||
- Benign breast tissue and skin within normal limits. | |||
</pre> | |||
====Alternate==== | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
A. Right Breast (630 grams), Reduction Mammoplasty: | A. Right Breast (630 grams), Reduction Mammoplasty: | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Breast pathology]]. | *[[Breast pathology]]. | ||
*[[Ditzels]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Breast pathology]] | [[Category:Breast pathology]] | ||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | |||