Clinical profile of patients with fibroadenoma of breast

Abstract

Background: Fibroadenomas of breast are the commonest benign breast conditions. It is an attempt to study this common condition.Methods: Fifty cases with histologically diagnosed cases of fibroadenoma were included in the study and were compared with previous data from literature.Results: All the fifty patients included in this study were indoor patients. Maximum number of patient were in third decade (64%). Urban females have higher incidence of fibroadenoma (72%). Most fibroadenoma are unilateral (86%). Fibroadenoma are commonly present in upper lateral quadrant of breast (34%). Large sized fibroadenoma are common (58%). Pericanalicular pattern is most common histopathological finding (84%). Surgical excision is the commonest mode of treatment (36%).Conclusions: Fibroadenoma are common in third decade, urban female population. Fibroadenoma are usually unilateral, pericanalicular histological variant.

Clinical spectrum study of female patients with benign breast diseases in surgery department of tertiary care centre

“…6 Laxman et al studied 50 patients and found 34% cases had upper lateral quadrant fibroadenoma. 11 The 8% of cases had lower medial quadrant fibroadenoma, 26% patients had fibroadenoma in lower lateral quadrant, 20%, patients had fibroadenoma in upper medial quadrant.…”

“…Minimum cases (14%) had giant fibroadenomas. 11 The various diagnosed benign breast diseases in study subjects are discussed in Table 5. Out 200 cases studied, 103(51.5%) patients had fibroadenoma, 64 (32%) were fibroadenosis, ductal ectasia was found in 10 (05%), Breast abscess was in 06 (03%) cases, 7 (3.5%) cases had phylloids and remaining 10 (5%) cases had mastitis.…”

Comparison of Pericanalicular and Intracanalicular Fibroadenoma Mammae Growth Pattern on Various Age Range

“…The condition is probably caused by the hormone estrogen, which affects the proliferation of the breast lobular ductal epithelium 19 . Laxman et al found that the most common type of FAM encountered, or around 84%, is pericanalicular 20 .…”

Fibroadenoma Mammae: Prevensi Berdasarkan Karakteristik dan Faktor Risiko

“…Fibroadenoma raksasa dapat menyebabkan payudara yang asimetri, distorsi kulit di atasnya dan peregangan puting. 7 Perempuan yang menderita fibroadenoma mammae dapat mengalami gangguan psikologis yang cukup besar, beban finansial, kehilangan pendapatan, dan komplikasi kesehatan lebih lanjut. 6,8 Etiologi dan patogenesis FAM masih belum jelas disebabkan banyak predisposisi yang komplek atau multifaktorial, tetapi penjelasan umum yang digunakan adalah kadar hormon, obesitas dan riwayat keluarga.…”

“…Usia yang banyak dilaporkan adalah 17-30 tahun. 14,16,17,19 Karakteristik pasien FAM yang datang ke poli bedah sebagian besar memiliki profil benjolan terasa nyeri tekan, demam, 13,14 benjolan FAM umumnya muncul di kuadran lateral atas atau luar atas dari payudara kiri 7,14,17,20 dengan ukuran kecil dan terus tumbuh menjadi besar seiring berjalannya waktu. Karakteristik ini perlu menjadi bagian materi pendidikan kesehatan sejak dini.…”