Gigantomastia is a rare complication of pregnancy usually associated with benign conditions and rarely with malignancies. This paper reports a non-Hodgkin lymphoma case associated with gigantomastia during pregnancy. The patient was a 30-year-old gravida one woman, with a history of rapidly enlarging right breast at 2 weeks prior to presentation. After the first diagnosis of benign gigantomastia, the continuous growth of the breast, despite the delivery and bromocriptine therapy, required further investigation of the case. The histological analysis revealed the presence of Burkitt lymphoma. Malignant causes of unilateral gigantomastia in pregnancy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of this condition.

Gigantomastia During Pregnancy Due to Burkitt Lymphoma / Foreste, Virginia; DELLA CORTE, Luigi; Stradella, Cristina; Cusati, Bianca; Coco, Guido; Stradella, Luigi. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH (ONLINE). - ISSN 2587-0831. - 17:1(2021), pp. 76-79. [10.5152/ejbh.2020.5342]

Gigantomastia During Pregnancy Due to Burkitt Lymphoma

Virginia Foreste
Primo
;
Luigi Della Corte
Secondo
;
Cristina Stradella;
2021

Abstract

Gigantomastia is a rare complication of pregnancy usually associated with benign conditions and rarely with malignancies. This paper reports a non-Hodgkin lymphoma case associated with gigantomastia during pregnancy. The patient was a 30-year-old gravida one woman, with a history of rapidly enlarging right breast at 2 weeks prior to presentation. After the first diagnosis of benign gigantomastia, the continuous growth of the breast, despite the delivery and bromocriptine therapy, required further investigation of the case. The histological analysis revealed the presence of Burkitt lymphoma. Malignant causes of unilateral gigantomastia in pregnancy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of this condition.
2021
Gigantomastia During Pregnancy Due to Burkitt Lymphoma / Foreste, Virginia; DELLA CORTE, Luigi; Stradella, Cristina; Cusati, Bianca; Coco, Guido; Stradella, Luigi. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH (ONLINE). - ISSN 2587-0831. - 17:1(2021), pp. 76-79. [10.5152/ejbh.2020.5342]
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