Rapid, massive and unphysiological breast enlargement

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 307-313

  Ohlsen L ^a   Ericsson, O ^a   Beausang Linder, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug induced gigantomastia; Non gravid gigantomastia; Pregnancy gigantomastia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; BREAST REDUCTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029852411     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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