Original Research Article
Year: 2018 | Month: July | Volume: 5 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 87-90
Fibroadenoma of Breast: Our Experience
Anil Kumar Gupta1, Deepesh Kumari Agarwal2
1Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery,
2Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Dungarpur Medical College & Hospital, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Corresponding Author: Dr. Deepesh Kumari Agarwal
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Fibroadenomas are the most common benign tumor of the female breast constituting approximately one-third of all benign breast lesions. Early diagnosis and treatment can relieve anxiety associated with non malignant conditions of breast.
Material & methods: The study was conducted in the department of general surgery at Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences over a period of 2 years from May 2016 to May 2018. Patients presenting with mastalgia or breast lump were examined and evaluated. Thorough investigations were done to confirm the diagnosis. All cases which were proven fibroadenoma were included in the study. A total of 40 unselected cases were studied fully and is presented here.
Results: All the cases were females with maximum number of cases in 3rd and 4th decade of life. Most of the patients were married (72.5%). Most of the patients (47.5%) were of middle socioeconomic status. 52.5% of cases belonged to rural background and 47.5% were from urban background. Most of the fibroadenomas were found in the right breast (57.5%). Outer upper quadrant was the most commonly involved quadrant (45%). The size of tumours varied from 1 to 20 cms with 62.5% cases between 3-5 cms. Seven patients (17.5.0%) of the cases were managed conservatively and 82.5% underwent excision with no major complication.
Conclusion: Fibroadenomas are one of the most common benign diseases of breast, predominantly found in women of 2nd and 3rd decade, with varying number and size in all quadrants of breast. Treatment of choice is surgery. Early diagnosis and treatment can relieve anxiety associated with non malignant conditions of breast.
Key words: Fibroadenoma, Breast lump, Phylloids.
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