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Case Reports
. 2009 Apr;14(2):68-9.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.55156.

Bilateral giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breasts

Madhumita Mukhopadhyay  1 , Rishavdeb Patra, Sima Mondal, Asit Ghosh, A K Ray
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Case Reports

Bilateral giant juvenile fibroadenoma of breasts

Madhumita Mukhopadhyay et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2009 Apr.

Abstract

An 11-year-old girl with rapidly enlarging bilateral breast lumps is reported. It was diagnosed as a case of juvenile fibroadenoma following fine needle aspiration cytology and confirmed on histopathological examination of the excised specimens.

Keywords: Breast tumor; fibroadenoma; fine needle aspiration cytology; phyllodes tumor.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Bilateral breast tumors
Figure 2
Figure 2
FNAC from breast lumps (MGG stain; 40 × 10) show aggregate of cohesive epithelial cells
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathology (H and E Stain; Photomicrograph- 10 × 10) shows increased cellularity of Stromal and parenchymal component. no periductal concentrates of cells
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