Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Gigantomastia is a rare condition characterised by excessive benign breast tissue growth that is thought to be a result of elevated physiological levels of circulating hormones (e.g. pregnancy), or an increased sensitivity of the breast tissue to such hormones. Isolated reports describe some medical conditions as precipitants (e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)) or drugs (e.g. cyclosporine). Many will proceed to surgical intervention to improve physical and/...