Difference between revisions of "Macromastia"

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*Operative management typically motivated by pain.<ref name=pmid27038061/>
*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>
*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==

Latest revision as of 16:01, 3 December 2020

Macromastia, also breast hypertrophy,[1] is excessively large breasts.

Breast reduction and reduction mammoplasty redirect here.

General

  • Clinical diagnosis.
  • Operative management typically motivated by pain.[1]
  • Significant incidental findings in reduction mammoplasties are uncommon - 3% in a series of 198 patients.[2]

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.[3]

Microscopic

See normal breast.

DDx:

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Reduction mammoplasty

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.

Alternate

A. Right Breast (630 grams), Reduction Mammoplasty:
- Breast tissue and skin within normal limits.

B. Left Breast (680 grams), Reduction Mammoplasty:
- Breast tissue and skin within normal limits.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pérez-Panzano, E.; Güemes-Sánchez, A.; Gascón-Catalán, A. (Apr 2016). "Quality of Life Following Symptomatic Macromastia Surgery: Short- and Long-term Evaluation.". Breast J. doi:10.1111/tbj.12589. PMID 27038061.
  2. Talghini, S. (Nov 2013). "Is macromastia a risk factor for breast cancer? A study on 198 patients.". Pak J Biol Sci 16 (21): 1348-52. PMID 24511745.
  3. Edwards, Kim. Breast reduction surgery, CBC News. May 29, 2008. Available at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/breast-reduction-surgery-1.726015. Accessed on: 3 December 2020.