Giant Fibroadenoma in a 22 Year Old Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Article type: Research Article

Authors: McCague, Andrew^{; *} | Davis, Joseph Vivian

Affiliations: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Andrew McCague, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, 400 N Pepper Drive, Colton, CA 92324, USA. E-mail: amccague@comcast.net

Abstract: Giant fibroadenomas are a rare form of fibroadenoma that present as rapidly enlarging breast masses. They are typically greater than 5 cm or 500 grams in size and most frequently are seen in premenopausal Afro-Caribbean or East Asian females. This unique case report presents a 22-year-old female who presented with an enlarging breast mass measuring 23 × 28 cm. After core needle biopsy, the mass was diagnosed as a giant fibroadenoma and treated surgically with mastectomy. After a 5 year follow up she has not reported any signs of recurrence of the mass.

DOI: 10.3233/BD-2009-0288

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 49-52, 2010