Unilateral juvenile (virginal) hypertrophy of the breast

Juvenile hypertrophy of the breast (JHB) is an uncommon, benign disorder and typically occurs in peri-pubertal females. The etiology ofJHB is uncertain. It may represent an end-organ hypersensitivity of the breast to normal levels of sex steroids. Clinically, it is characterized by rapid enla...

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Main Authors: Dilek Güneş, Kamer Mutafoğlu-Uysal, Tülay Canda, Serdar Saydam, Ayşe Pinar Cemeroğlu, Nur Olgun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2008-06-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2429
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