Open AccessAdding bit of esthetics with science modification of batwing mastopexy for breast conservation in a young patient with giant fibroadenoma breast
Author(s) -
Hitesh Kumar,
Nayeema Rahman,
Rakesh Ramesh,
G Raghunandan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_818_17
Subject(s) - histopathology , mastopexy , medicine , fibroadenoma , phyllodes tumor , reduction mammoplasty , biopsy , lesion , frozen section procedure , surgery , radiology , plastic surgery , pathology , breast cancer , cancer
A 19-year-old girl presented with a lump in her right breast and with a history of surgery for the similar complaint 3 years back. Ultrasound was suggestive of benign solitary lesion of size 16 cm × 10 cm. Core biopsy was suggestive of phyllodes tumor, and the histopathology report of previous surgery was also suggestive of phyllodes tumor. Wide excision of the tumor and reconstruction was done with batwing mastopexy and with a slight modification of the described technique so that to avoid contralateral reduction mammoplasty in a young unmarried girl. Postoperative histopathology was suggestive of fibroadenoma measuring 15 cm × 8 cm with all margins free of tumor, and it is probably one of the biggest fibroadenomas reported so far. On follow-up, no significant disparity noted between the appearances of both breasts.