Giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breast in adolescent girls

Giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breast in adolescent girls

Giant juvenile fibroadenomas are rare variants of fibroadenoma, usually occurring in girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years. They are characterized by massive and rapid enlargement of a rubbery, mobile, and non-tender mass. The etiology is not well understood and believed to be an increased sensi...

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Main Authors: Saif AlGhamdi, Abdullah Ghouth Ali, Safi Nassan Ali, Khalid Rasheed, Yasmin Yousef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617301392
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spelling doaj-f048bf007e654b9f9c77e8d61705cd9c2020-11-24T22:19:27ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662018-01-01283336Giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breast in adolescent girlsSaif AlGhamdi0Abdullah Ghouth Ali1Safi Nassan Ali2Khalid Rasheed3Yasmin Yousef4King Saud Bin AbdulAziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), College of Medicine (COM-J), Saudi ArabiaKing Saud Bin AbdulAziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), College of Medicine (COM-J), Saudi ArabiaKing AbdulAziz Medical Center-National Guard Health Affairs (KAMC-J), Saudi ArabiaKing AbdulAziz Medical Center-National Guard Health Affairs (KAMC-J), Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Saudi ArabiaKing Saud Bin AbdulAziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), College of Medicine (COM-J), Saudi Arabia; King AbdulAziz Medical Center-National Guard Health Affairs (KAMC-J), Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author. King Saud Bin AbdulAziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), College of Medicine (COM-J), Saudi Arabia.Giant juvenile fibroadenomas are rare variants of fibroadenoma, usually occurring in girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years. They are characterized by massive and rapid enlargement of a rubbery, mobile, and non-tender mass. The etiology is not well understood and believed to be an increased sensitivity to normal estrogen level. We report two cases of giant juvenile fibroadenoma in a 12 and 14 years old girls that were managed by surgical excision with conservation of normal breast tissue, nipple, and areola. The cases are followed by a literature review. Keywords: Giant fibroadenoma, Juvenile fibroadenoma, Benign breast lumphttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617301392
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author Saif AlGhamdi
Abdullah Ghouth Ali
Safi Nassan Ali
Khalid Rasheed
Yasmin Yousef
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title Giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breast in adolescent girls
title_short Giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breast in adolescent girls
title_full Giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breast in adolescent girls
title_fullStr Giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breast in adolescent girls
title_full_unstemmed Giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breast in adolescent girls
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publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Giant juvenile fibroadenomas are rare variants of fibroadenoma, usually occurring in girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years. They are characterized by massive and rapid enlargement of a rubbery, mobile, and non-tender mass. The etiology is not well understood and believed to be an increased sensitivity to normal estrogen level. We report two cases of giant juvenile fibroadenoma in a 12 and 14 years old girls that were managed by surgical excision with conservation of normal breast tissue, nipple, and areola. The cases are followed by a literature review. Keywords: Giant fibroadenoma, Juvenile fibroadenoma, Benign breast lump
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