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Gigantomastia During Pregnancy Due to Burkitt Lymphoma.

Virginia ForesteLuigi Della CorteCristina StradellaBianca CusatiGuido CocoLuigi Stradella
Published in: European journal of breast health (2020)
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.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • diffuse large b cell lymphoma
  • preterm birth
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • emergency department
  • pregnant women
  • single cell
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • bone marrow