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Juvenile Gigantomastia in a 12-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

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Juvenile gigantomastia is a rare, massive breast enlargement. It appears in adolescence and can affect one or both breasts of otherwise healthy girls. This report describes a case of a bilateral and symmetric gigantomastia in a 12-year-old girl.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, St. Sophia Hospital, Athens, Greece

    F. Gentimi, A. Ch. Loupatatzi, K. P. Euthimoglou, E. G. Michailidou, N. S. Poniros & M. V. Vasiliou

  2. 1st Department of Oncology, St. Savvas Hospital, Athens, Greece

    A. A. Tzovaras

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, N.I.M.I.T.S. Hospital, Athens, Greece

    A. D. Kaja

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Gentimi, F., Loupatatzi, A.C., Euthimoglou, K.P. et al. Juvenile Gigantomastia in a 12-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report. Aesth Plast Surg 35, 414–417 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-010-9597-4

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