INTRODUCTION: @entity4607 of the breast can achieve unusually large proportions, causing gross distortion of the breast. Conclusive preoperative diagnosis can be difficult. We present such a case and describe the application of reduction mammaplasty techniques in the removal of such a @entity5 . CLINICAL PICTURE: A 39-year-old @entity1 presented with gross enlargement of the right breast, which had developed over the course of many years. Clinically, there was no discrete mass within the breast and no palpable @entity3329 . TREATMENT: She underwent unilateral reduction mammaplasty. Intraoperative findings were that of a @entity4607 . The @entity5 was removed and the breast reconstructed using an inferior pedicled reduction mammaplasty. OUTCOME: The resultant right breast was of a good match to the contralateral normal breast, both in size and shape. CONCLUSION: Reduction mammaplasty is a useful technique for the surgical management of @entity69647 , as it not only addresses the issue of @entity5 removal but also the aesthetic reconstruction of the breast.

Reduction mammaplasty in the surgical management of a XXXX : case report.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['woman'] @entity3329 :: ('MESH:D008206', 'Disease') :: ['lymphadenopathy'] @entity69647 :: ('MESH:C536818', 'Disease') :: ['giant breast hamartomas'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumour'] @entity4607 :: ('MESH:D006222', 'Disease') :: ['Hamartomas', 'giant hamartoma']
@entity69647 :: (MESH:C536818,Disease) :: ['giant breast hamartoma']
