Carcinoma Breast-Like Giant Complex Fibroadenoma: A Clinical Masquerade

Fibroadenoma (FA) is a benign, painless, solid breast tumor that commonly occurs in young adult females. The term complex FA is used when it is associated with any of the following: cyst >3 mm, epithelial calcifications, sclerosing adenosis, or papillary apocrine metaplasia. FAs of size more than...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-01, Vol.13 (1), p.e12611
Main Authors: Nigam, Jitendra S, Tewari, Prerna, Prasad, Tanya, Kumar, Tarun, Kumar, Anil
Format: Article
Language:English
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General Surgery
Pathology
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Summary:Fibroadenoma (FA) is a benign, painless, solid breast tumor that commonly occurs in young adult females. The term complex FA is used when it is associated with any of the following: cyst >3 mm, epithelial calcifications, sclerosing adenosis, or papillary apocrine metaplasia. FAs of size more than 5 cm or weighing more than 500 g are considered as giant FAs. Giant FAs are rare, and because of hormonal sensitivity, they commonly occur in pregnant or lactating women. We report the case of a 26-year-old female with a large breast mass that was clinically as well as grossly masquerading as breast carcinoma and turned out to be a giant complex FA on microscopy.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.12611