{"id":8937,"date":"2021-05-18T13:40:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T13:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/severe-gestational-gigantomastia-from-mastectomy-to-staged-autologous-breast-reconstruction-a-case-report\/"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:40:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T13:40:24","slug":"severe-gestational-gigantomastia-from-mastectomy-to-staged-autologous-breast-reconstruction-a-case-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/en\/severe-gestational-gigantomastia-from-mastectomy-to-staged-autologous-breast-reconstruction-a-case-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe Gestational Gigantomastia: from Mastectomy to Staged Autologous Breast Reconstruction. A Case Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8937\" class=\"elementor elementor-8937 elementor-6577\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bde92d e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bde92d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f382550 elementor-widget__width-initial wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-wcf--blog--post--title\" data-id=\"f382550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;delay&quot;:0.1499999999999999944488848768742172978818416595458984375,&quot;on-scroll&quot;:1,&quot;fade-from&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;data-duration&quot;:1.5,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2.out&quot;,&quot;fade-offset&quot;:50}\" data-widget_type=\"wcf--blog--post--title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wcf--title\">Severe Gestational Gigantomastia: from Mastectomy to Staged Autologous Breast Reconstruction. A Case Report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097542e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wcf--blog--post--meta-info\" data-id=\"097542e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;delay&quot;:0.1499999999999999944488848768742172978818416595458984375,&quot;on-scroll&quot;:1,&quot;fade-from&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;data-duration&quot;:1.5,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2.out&quot;,&quot;fade-offset&quot;:50}\" data-widget_type=\"wcf--blog--post--meta-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <ul class=\"wcf--meta-list style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"wcf--meta-date wcf-separator\"\r\n                    data-separator=\"\">\r\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18\/05\/2021                <\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6690893 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6690893\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-speed=\"0.9\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7d7be wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-wcf--image\" data-id=\"9c7d7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf-image-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wcf--image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcf--image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gigantomastia.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7161\" alt=\"gigantomastia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gigantomastia.webp 1920w, https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gigantomastia-300x109.webp 300w, https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gigantomastia-1024x373.webp 1024w, https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gigantomastia-768x280.webp 768w, https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gigantomastia-1536x560.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e3197 e-flex e-con-boxed wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59e3197\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b9241 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1b9241\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa230b wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aa230b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;on-scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;delay&quot;:0.1499999999999999944488848768742172978818416595458984375,&quot;fade-from&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;data-duration&quot;:1.5,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2.out&quot;,&quot;fade-offset&quot;:50}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"eng-abstract\"><p>Gestational gigantomastia (GGM) is a rare condition characterized by a massive overgrowth of breast tissue during pregnancy. Surgical sanction may be required when conservative measures fail. In this study, we report the case of a 29-year-old woman who presented with an evolutive GGM responsible for physical and emotional distress, despite medical treatment. A multidisciplinary decision was made to induce delivery at 32 weeks. In the postdelivery period, the patient developed breast wounds, complicated with septic cardiomyopathy. An emergency bilateral mastectomy was then carried out, together with banking of both nipple-areola complexes. Thereafter, delayed bilateral 2-stage breast reconstruction was started at 12 months with subcutaneous tissue expanders, later on followed by implants removal and autologous reconstruction with bilateral deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flaps and bilateral nipple replantation.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485cfba elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"485cfba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34189231\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Full Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4526a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wcf--blog--post--tags\" data-id=\"ff4526a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;delay&quot;:0.1499999999999999944488848768742172978818416595458984375,&quot;on-scroll&quot;:1,&quot;fade-from&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;data-duration&quot;:1.5,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2.out&quot;,&quot;fade-offset&quot;:50}\" data-widget_type=\"wcf--blog--post--tags.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"wcf--post-tags\">\r\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Severe Gestational Gigantomastia: from Mastectomy to Staged Autologous Breast Reconstruction. A Case Report May 18, 2021 Abstract Gestational gigantomastia (GGM) is a rare condition characterized by a massive overgrowth of breast tissue during pregnancy. Surgical sanction may be required when conservative measures fail. 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