Giant Fibroadenoma of Breast in an Adolescent Girl

A 12-year-old girl presented with a 15 × 15 cm, rapidly enlarging mass in left breast. Fine-needle aspiration cytology showed a benign proliferative breast lesion. Total excision of the mass was done preserving nipple and areola. Histopathology features were suggestive of giant fibroadenoma with ben...

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Published inOman medical journal Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 314 - 315
Main Authors Thuruthiyath , Nithya, Das , Purna Chandra, Avabratha , K. Shreedhara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Muscat - Oman Oman Medical Specialty Board 01.07.2012
OMJ
Subjects
ADOLESCENCE
Adolescent girl
BREAST CANCER
Breast tumor
Case Report
Giant fibroadenoma
LYMPHOCYTES
MALIGNANT DISEASES
TOMOGRAPHY
الأمراض الخبيثة
التصوير الإشعاعي المقطعي
اللمفاويات
المراهقة
سرطان الثدي
Adolescent girl
Breast tumor
Giant fibroadenoma
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Summary:A 12-year-old girl presented with a 15 × 15 cm, rapidly enlarging mass in left breast. Fine-needle aspiration cytology showed a benign proliferative breast lesion. Total excision of the mass was done preserving nipple and areola. Histopathology features were suggestive of giant fibroadenoma with benign phyllodes.
ISSN:1999-768X
2070-5204
DOI:10.5001/omj.2012.77