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Giant Fibroadenoma of the Breast in an Adolescent Girl

Vineeta Rastogi (Senior Resident)^*
Neerja Goel (Professor & Head)^*
Vivek Aggarwal (Associate Professor)^**
Neera Agarwal (Professor & Head)^#

Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics^*, Surgery^**, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital^#, New Delhi, India

Summary

• Fibroadenoma of the breast is a benign tumourous growth which most often occurs during the development phase of the breast.
  
  
• Young women afflicted by giant fibroadenoma (> 5 cm) often present with breast asymmetry rather than a palpable mass.
  
  
• FNAC is the preferred mode of investigation to confirm diagnosis.
  
  
• Complete excision without mastectomy is the preferred mode of treatment.

Editor's Comment

This case of giant fibroadenoma of the breast in an adolescent girl is presented for two reasons: first for its interest value (the condition is relatively rare); and second to emphasise the benign course of this 'disease'.

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