Virginal breast hypertrophy of an 11-year-old girl

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-317

  Koves, Ildi H ^a   Zacharin, Margaret ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Juvenile virginal breast hypertrophy; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CEFAZOLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MASTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SHOULDER PAIN; WOUND DEHISCENCE; BREAST; CHILD; HOLISTIC NURSING; HYPERTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BREAST; CHILD; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY;

EID: 34147135051     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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