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Breast size

MedGen UID:
604324
•Concept ID:
C0425782
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Finding
Synonym: Size of breast
SNOMED CT: Breast size (248808008); Size of breast (248808008)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Breast lymphedema following breast-conserving treatment for breast cancer: current status and future directions.
Brunelle CL, Boyages J, Jung AW, Suami H, Juhel BC, Heydon-White A, Mackie H, Chou SS, Paramanandam VS, Koelmeyer L, Taghian AG
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2024 Apr;204(2):193-222. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07161-1. PMID: 38100015
Seroma After Breast Reconstruction With Tissue Expanders: Outcomes and Management.
Ozturk CN, Ozturk C, Magner WJ, Ali A, Diehl J, Sigurdson SL
Ann Plast Surg 2023 Sep 1;91(3):331-336. Epub 2023 May 19 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003573. PMID: 37347178
Precocious puberty--perspectives on diagnosis and management.
Menon PS, Vijayakumar M
Indian J Pediatr 2014 Jan;81(1):76-83. Epub 2013 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s12098-013-1177-6. PMID: 24014184

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Breast pathology in adolescence.
de Vasconcelos Gaspar A, Melo L, Geraldes F, Belo J, Águas F
Breast Dis 2021;40(4):269-274. doi: 10.3233/BD-201043. PMID: 34120893
Periareolar Augmentation-Mastopexy.
Austin RE, Saheb-Al-Zamani M, Lista F, Ahmad J
Aesthet Surg J 2019 Aug 22;39(9):953-965. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjz128. PMID: 31056674
Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction: Should All Patients be Considered?
Habibi M, Broderick KP, Sebai ME, Jacobs LK
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2018 Jan;27(1):167-180. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2017.07.007. PMID: 29132559
Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction.
Colwell AS, Christensen JM
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Nov;140(5S Advances in Breast Reconstruction):44S-50S. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003949. PMID: 29064921
Breast size and breast cancer: a systematic review.
Jansen LA, Backstein RM, Brown MH
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014 Dec;67(12):1615-23. Epub 2014 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.10.001. PMID: 25456291

Diagnosis

Breast lymphedema following breast-conserving treatment for breast cancer: current status and future directions.
Brunelle CL, Boyages J, Jung AW, Suami H, Juhel BC, Heydon-White A, Mackie H, Chou SS, Paramanandam VS, Koelmeyer L, Taghian AG
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2024 Apr;204(2):193-222. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07161-1. PMID: 38100015
Premature Thelarche: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Hon KL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2024;20(4):500-509. doi: 10.2174/1573396320666230726110658. PMID: 37496240
Breast pathology in adolescence.
de Vasconcelos Gaspar A, Melo L, Geraldes F, Belo J, Águas F
Breast Dis 2021;40(4):269-274. doi: 10.3233/BD-201043. PMID: 34120893
Caring for a patient after mastectomy.
Weaver C
Nursing 2009 May;39(5):44-8. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000350757.93924.b5. PMID: 19395936
Disorders of puberty.
Blondell RD, Foster MB, Dave KC
Am Fam Physician 1999 Jul;60(1):209-18, 223-4. PMID: 10414639

Therapy

Breast lymphedema following breast-conserving treatment for breast cancer: current status and future directions.
Brunelle CL, Boyages J, Jung AW, Suami H, Juhel BC, Heydon-White A, Mackie H, Chou SS, Paramanandam VS, Koelmeyer L, Taghian AG
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2024 Apr;204(2):193-222. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07161-1. PMID: 38100015
Hematoma following gender-affirming mastectomy: A systematic review of the evidence.
Bekisz JM, Boyd CJ, Daar DA, Cripps CN, Bluebond-Langner R
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):3108-3121. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.081. PMID: 35725957
Periareolar Augmentation-Mastopexy.
Austin RE, Saheb-Al-Zamani M, Lista F, Ahmad J
Aesthet Surg J 2019 Aug 22;39(9):953-965. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjz128. PMID: 31056674
Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction: Should All Patients be Considered?
Habibi M, Broderick KP, Sebai ME, Jacobs LK
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2018 Jan;27(1):167-180. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2017.07.007. PMID: 29132559
The induction of amenorrhoea.
Hipkin LJ
J R Army Med Corps 1992 Feb;138(1):15-8. doi: 10.1136/jramc-138-01-04. PMID: 1533675

Prognosis

Breast lymphedema following breast-conserving treatment for breast cancer: current status and future directions.
Brunelle CL, Boyages J, Jung AW, Suami H, Juhel BC, Heydon-White A, Mackie H, Chou SS, Paramanandam VS, Koelmeyer L, Taghian AG
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2024 Apr;204(2):193-222. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07161-1. PMID: 38100015
Hypofractionated whole-breast radiotherapy in large breast size patients: is it really a resolved issue?
Colciago RR, Cavallo A, Magri MC, Vitullo A, La Rocca E, Giandini C, Bonfantini F, Di Cosimo S, Baili P, Sant M, Pignoli E, Valdagni R, Lozza L, De Santis MC
Med Oncol 2021 Aug 3;38(9):107. doi: 10.1007/s12032-021-01550-6. PMID: 34342725
Sustained Breast Development and Breast Anthropometric Changes in 3 Years of Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatment.
de Blok CJM, Dijkman BAM, Wiepjes CM, Staphorsius AS, Timmermans FW, Smit JM, Dreijerink KMA, den Heijer M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021 Jan 23;106(2):e782-e790. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa841. PMID: 33206172
Stereotypical and Actual Associations of Breast Size with Mating-Relevant Traits.
Kościński K, Makarewicz R, Bartoszewicz Z
Arch Sex Behav 2020 Apr;49(3):821-836. Epub 2019 Sep 27 doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-1464-z. PMID: 31562583Free PMC Article
Determinants of breast size in Asian women.
Lim LY, Ho PJ, Liu J, Chay WY, Tan MH, Hartman M, Li J
Sci Rep 2018 Jan 19;8(1):1201. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19437-4. PMID: 29352164Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Premature Thelarche: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Hon KL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2024;20(4):500-509. doi: 10.2174/1573396320666230726110658. PMID: 37496240
Definitions of Abnormal Breast Size and Asymmetry: A Cohort Study of 400 Women.
Stahl S, Dannehl D, Daigeler A, Jorge C, Brendlin A, Hagen F, Santos Stahl A, Feng YS, Nikolaou K, Estler A
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2023 Dec;47(6):2242-2252. Epub 2023 May 30 doi: 10.1007/s00266-023-03400-4. PMID: 37253846
Breast pathology in adolescence.
de Vasconcelos Gaspar A, Melo L, Geraldes F, Belo J, Águas F
Breast Dis 2021;40(4):269-274. doi: 10.3233/BD-201043. PMID: 34120893
Stereotypical and Actual Associations of Breast Size with Mating-Relevant Traits.
Kościński K, Makarewicz R, Bartoszewicz Z
Arch Sex Behav 2020 Apr;49(3):821-836. Epub 2019 Sep 27 doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-1464-z. PMID: 31562583Free PMC Article
Breast size and breast cancer: a systematic review.
Jansen LA, Backstein RM, Brown MH
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014 Dec;67(12):1615-23. Epub 2014 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.10.001. PMID: 25456291

Recent systematic reviews

Breast Lymphedema After Conservative Breast Surgery: An Up-to-date Systematic Review.
Abouelazayem M, Elkorety M, Monib S
Clin Breast Cancer 2021 Jun;21(3):156-161. Epub 2020 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.11.017. PMID: 33358602
A systematic review of antiandrogens and feminization in transgender women.
Angus LM, Nolan BJ, Zajac JD, Cheung AS
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2021 May;94(5):743-752. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1111/cen.14329. PMID: 32926454
Progesterone receptor modulators for endometriosis.
Fu J, Song H, Zhou M, Zhu H, Wang Y, Chen H, Huang W
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jul 25;7(7):CD009881. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009881.pub2. PMID: 28742263Free PMC Article
Gynecomastia Classification for Surgical Management: A Systematic Review and Novel Classification System.
Waltho D, Hatchell A, Thoma A
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Mar;139(3):638e-648e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003059. PMID: 28234829
Breast size and breast cancer: a systematic review.
Jansen LA, Backstein RM, Brown MH
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014 Dec;67(12):1615-23. Epub 2014 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.10.001. PMID: 25456291

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