THE PENDULOUS HYPERTROPHIC BREAST
1935; American Medical Association; Volume: 31; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/archsurg.1935.01180160083007
ISSN2376-3590
Autores Tópico(s)Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
ResumoThe pendulous hypertrophic breast occurs far more often than is generally realized. It is frequent in young girls as well as in women who have borne children and may occasion great physical and mental distress. As a whole the medical profession has not taken cognizance of the prevalence or attendant discomforts of this condition, and many physicians are unaware that safe and successful methods of repair are available. It is my purpose briefly to classify and describe the etiology of the pendulous hypertrophic breast, to compare the principal surgical methods that are employed to correct this deformity and to present an operation in two stages that I consider the procedure of choice. CLASSIFICATION It must be made clear at the outset that by the term hypertrophy is designated not only true hyperplasia of the mammary gland, which is rare, but various other forms of overdevelopment. In all there are four
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