All issues > Volume 33(12); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(12):1741-1747. Published online December 31, 1990.

A Case of Virginal Breast Hypertrophy.

S C Hamm¹, S W Oh¹, S S Shim¹, H D Lee¹, S Y Kim¹, H J Park¹, H J Jun¹, C Y Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University, College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea

Received: July 24, 1990;  Accepted: August 30, 1990.

Abstract

A 12-year-old girl visited due to massive breast enlargement during past 10 months. We evaluated hormonal levels and radiologic studies but could not find the cause and diagnosed as virginal or juvenile breast hypertrophy. Hormonal therapy was not effective. We relieved her physical discom- fort or mental anguish with reduction mammoplasty and report with brief review of related literatur- es.

Keywords :Virginal breast hypertrophy, Macromastia