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Case Reports
. 2011;6(1):54-55.
doi: 10.1159/000324047. Epub 2011 Feb 22.

Spontaneous Infarction in a Fibroadenoma of the Breast

Hatice Toy  1 , Haci H Esen, Fatma C Sonmez, Tevfik Kucukkartallar
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Case Reports

Spontaneous Infarction in a Fibroadenoma of the Breast

Hatice Toy et al. Breast Care (Basel). 2011.

Abstract
in English, German

SUMMARY: BACKGROUND: Fibroadenomas are common neoplasms in young women but occur in a wide age range from adolescent females to octogenians. CASE REPORT: A 21-year-old female patient presented with a 10-week history of a mass in her breast. Ultrasound examination demonstrated a 3.5 × 3 cm, well-circumscribed, semisolid mass. An excisional biopsy but no fine needle aspiration was performed. The patient had no history of pregnancy or lactation, or trauma or infection to the area of the lesion. The histopathological examination showed a spontaneously infarcted fibroadenoma. CONCLUSIONS: Spontaneous infarction is an uncommon complication in fibroadenoma of the breast, and there are very few reported cases in the literature.

Hintergrund: Fibroadenome treten gehäuft bei jungen Frauen auf, grundsätzlich können aber Frauen aller Altersgruppen (Teenager bis 80-90-Jährige) betroffen sein.

Fallbericht: Eine 21-jährige Patientin wurde mit einer seit 10 Wochen bestehenden Vergrößerung der Brust vorstellig. Die Ultraschalluntersuchung ergab einen 3,5 × 3 cm, gut umschriebenen, halbfesten Knoten. Es wurde eine Exzisionsbiopsie aber keine Feinnadelaspiration durchgeführt. In der Vorgeschichte der Patientin gab es keine Schwangerschaft bzw. Stillperiode, und im Bereich des Knotens war es weder zu einem Trauma noch einer Infektion gekommen. Die histopathologische Untersuchung ergab ein spontan infarziertes Fibroadenom.

Schlussfolgerungen: Ein spontaner Infarkt ist eine seltene Komplikation bei Fibroadenomen der Brust, und es gibt nur wenige entsprechende Fallberichte in der Literatur.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Macroscopic view of the infarcted fibroadenoma.
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Fig. 2
Microscopic view of the infarcted fibroadenoma (×1OO, hematoxylin-eosin).
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