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Breast, Fibroadenoma: Multimedia

Author: Marilyn A Roubidoux, MD, Professor of Radiology, Department of Breast Imaging, University of Michigan Medical Center
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Updated: Jul 26, 2009

Multimedia

Ultrasonogram demonstrates a hypoechoic mass with...Media file 1: Ultrasonogram demonstrates a hypoechoic mass with smooth, partially lobulated margins typical of a fibroadenoma.
Ultrasonogram demonstrates a hypoechoic mass with...

Ultrasonogram demonstrates a hypoechoic mass with smooth, partially lobulated margins typical of a fibroadenoma.

Craniocaudal mammograms obtained 1 year apart dem...Media file 2: Craniocaudal mammograms obtained 1 year apart demonstrate a newly developing mass in the outer part of the breast.
Craniocaudal mammograms obtained 1 year apart dem...

Craniocaudal mammograms obtained 1 year apart demonstrate a newly developing mass in the outer part of the breast.

Spot compression mammogram of the outer part of t...Media file 3: Spot compression mammogram of the outer part of the breast demonstrates a new mass as smooth, margined, and oval. The findings are consistent with a fibroadenoma, a cyst, or a malignancy. In this patient, the diagnosis was a rapidly growing fibroadenoma.
Spot compression mammogram of the outer part of t...

Spot compression mammogram of the outer part of the breast demonstrates a new mass as smooth, margined, and oval. The findings are consistent with a fibroadenoma, a cyst, or a malignancy. In this patient, the diagnosis was a rapidly growing fibroadenoma.

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References
Further Reading

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Keywords

fibroadenoma of the breast, benign breast tumors, breast tumors, breast lesions, stromal tumors, myxomatous stroma, intralobular stroma, interlobular stroma, epithelial tumors, multiple fibroadenomas, complex fibroadenomas, breast hyperplasias, juvenile fibroadenomas, giant fibroadenomas

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Marilyn A Roubidoux, MD, Professor of Radiology, Department of Breast Imaging, University of Michigan Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

John M Lewin, MD, Section Chief, Breast Imaging, Diversified Radiology of Colorado, PC; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Preventative Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Denver
John M Lewin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Breast Imaging
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Edward Azavedo, MD, PhD, Director of Clinical Breast Imaging Services, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
Edward Azavedo, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: Swedish Medical Association and Swedish Society of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Radiologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Eugene C Lin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Nuclear Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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