Back تضخم الثدي Arabic Hipertròfia mamària Catalan Makromastie German Hipertrofia virginal de los senos Spanish هیپرتروفی پستان Persian Hypermastie French התפתחות יתר של השדיים HE स्तन अतिवृद्धि Hindi Gigantomastia ID Gigantomastia Italian
| Breast hypertrophy | |
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| Specialty | Gynecology, endocrinology |
| Symptoms | Excessively large breast tissue |
| Risk factors | Increased levels or heightened sensitivity to certain hormones and/or growth factors |
Breast hypertrophy is a rare medical condition of the breast connective tissues in which the breasts become excessively large. The condition is often divided based on the severity into two types, macromastia and gigantomastia. Hypertrophy of the breast tissues may be caused by increased histologic sensitivity to certain hormones such as female sex hormones, prolactin, and growth factors.[1] Breast hypertrophy is a benign progressive enlargement, which can occur in both breasts (bilateral) or only in one breast (unilateral). It was first scientifically described in 1648.[2]
- ^ Ohlsén, L.; Ericsson, O.; Beausang-Linder, M. (1996). "Rapid, massive and unphysiological breast enlargement". European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 19 (6). doi:10.1007/BF00180324. S2CID 19355441.
- ^ Palmuth, T (1648). "Observations medicuarum centinae tres posthumae". Cent II (Obs 89). Braunschweig.
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