Title of article :
Giant Juvenile Fibroadenoma Presenting in a 15-year-old Pregnant Woman: a Case Report
Author/Authors :
Moghimi, Mansour Department of Pathology - Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd , Soltani, Hamid Reza General Physician, Scientific Society of Medicine - Yazd branch - Islamic Azad University, Yazd , Babaei Zarch, Mojtaba Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd
Abstract :
Fibroadenoma is the most common benign mass of breast in females 20-50 years of age. Juvenile fibroadenoma
accounts for only 4% of total fibroadenomas. Moreover, the incidence of giant juvenile fibroadenoma is found
to be only 0.5% of all fibroadenomas. A 15-year-old woman at the 12th week of gestation was referred to the
Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd, Iran because of a mass in the right breast from one year ago. On Physical
examination and imaging, a large mass was found in her right breast. Fine needle aspiration biopsy reported
fibroadenoma. Mass enucleation and breast reconstruction were performed. Pathologic examination confirmed a
giant fibroadenoma. No serious complications were reported during one-month follow up. The most highlighted
point of this presentation was giant size of juvenile fibroadenoma in a pregnant woman. This case report shows
that large breast tumors in the adolescent age group can be benign and breast-conserving surgery should be
considered in such cases.
Keywords :
Breast , Fibroadenoma , Pregnancy , Surgery
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics