macromastia

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macromastia

[mak″ro-mas´te-ah]

excessive size of the breasts.

mac·ro·mas·ti·a

, macromazia (mak'rō-mas'tē-ă, -mā'zē-ă),

Abnormally large breasts.
See also: hypermastia (2).

[macro- + G. mastos, breast]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mac·ro·mas·ti·a

, macromazia (mak'rō-mas'tē-ă, -mā'zē-ă)

Abnormally large breasts.
See also: hypermastia (2)

[macro- + G. mastos, breast]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

macromastia

Abnormally enlarged breasts.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Macromastia

Excessive size of the breasts.

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The cases were classified into three groups according to the presenting breast problem: hypoplastic breasts, macromastia, and ptotic breasts.

Breast Asymmetry in Women Requesting Plastic Surgery of the Breast

The reasons that can lead to a secondary breast reduction surgery include insufficient volume excision at the first surgery, development of pseudoptosis due to breast deformity, or recurrence of macromastia. [1-3] Inadequate volume resection may be due to technical reasons or the patient's request.

Secondary Breast Reduction: Outcome and Literature Review

All the patients had macromastia and were exclusively chosen for oncoplastic BCS.

Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery: Aesthetic Satisfaction and Oncological Outcomes

There were 518 procedures (87%) for macromastia (Figure 1, A and B) and 77 procedures (13%) for balancing because of contralateral breast cancer.

Recommendations for Pathologic Evaluation of Reduction Mammoplasty Specimens: A Prospective Study With Systematic Tissue Sampling

Ahmad, "Management of recurrent or persistent macromastia," Clinics in Plastic Surgery, vol.

Juvenile Breast Hypertrophy: A Successful Breast Reduction of 14.9% Body Weight without Recurrence in a 5-Year Follow-Up

The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the efficacy of the SMP in patients with extremely large breasts, macromastia and gigantomastia with long N-N distances.

Macromastia and gigantomastia: efficacy of the superomedial pedicle pattern for breast reduction surgery

Gestational macromastia not responding to termination of pregnancy.

A rare case of gestational gigantomastia with hypercalcemia: the challenges of management and follow up

In cases of congenital symmastia with macromastia, reduction mammoplasty is a very useful surgical method because it reduces the breast volume and simultaneously removes the lower web-like tissue with ease.

Correction of Congenital Symmastia with Macromastia: Report of a Rare Case and Devised Treatment Algorithm

Reduction mammoplasty improves breast conservation therapy in patients with macromastia. Am J Surg 2001;181(3):215-20.

Breast cancer: is obesity a risk factor?

Macromastia, enlarged breast, is a condition that affects many teenagers.

Pearce-Ings: breast reductions

Breast reduction (reduction mammoplasty) is frequently performed by plastic and breast surgeons to relieve macromastia symptoms.

Pathological findings in reduction mammoplasty specimens: a South African perspective

Reduction mammoplasty (RM) is one of the most common reconstructive surgical procedures across the world1,2 and is performed to address both aesthetic and reconstructive concerns of patients with macromastia.3 In histological evaluation of breast reduction specimens, fibrocystic and proliferative breast lesions are frequently seen.3

Evaluation of incidence and histolopathological findings of breast lesions in reduction mammoplasty specimens: Uludag University experience

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