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ABSTRACT Hypertrophy of the breast is a rare medical condition of breast connective tissue. It is listed as a ‘rare disease’ by the ‘Office of Rare Diseases’ of National Institute of Health (NIH). A woman aged 20 years presented to our antenatal clinic in her first pregnancy at 23 weeks of gestation with excessive enlargement of breasts since conception. Although its etiology has yet to be clarified, it has been associated with the response of breast receptors to gestational hormones. Gestational gigantomastia is a complication whose etiology and pathogenesis have yet to be fully clarified. However it has been speculated that placental hormones may trigger the condition. How to cite this article Shakya D, Gupta T, Agrawal L, Premi HK. Gestational Gigantomastia: A Rarity. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2016;1(1):13-14.

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