Breast Gigantism Induced by D-Penicillamine: Case Report
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
; : 213-215, 2004.
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ABSTRACT
D-penicillamine, a chelating agent of copper, is the drug of choice for the treatment of Wilson's disease. Breast enlargement is a rare complication arising from its use, and we report a case of breast gigantism which developed after it had been used for ten months to treat this condition. Mammography demonstrated bilaterally enlarged dense breasts; ultrasonography, similarly, demonstrated enlargement, revealing the presence of a mass, shown at biopsy to be benign, in the left one.
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Main subject:
Penicillamine
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Biopsy
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Breast
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Mammography
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Ultrasonography
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Copper
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Gigantism
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Hepatolenticular Degeneration
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
2004
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Article