Fibroadenoma

Fibroadenoma

Risks

—  Usually arise in the fully developed breast between 15-25 years old

Features

—  Presented with painless lump in the breast

—  Smooth, round bordered, firm to hard in consistency and freely mobile – Breast Mouse.

—  Undergo involution in perimenopausal years but can persist into old age and calcified

Giant fibroadenomas

—  Occasionally during puberty

—  Rapidly growing and >5cm

—  Similar to usual fibroadenomas

·         Enucleation can be done through submammary incision