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Management of breast fibroadenomas
R Greenberg1, Y Skornick, O Kaplan
1Department of Surgery A, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Objective:
To identify from the literature and clinical experience a rational approach to management of fibroadenomas of the breast.
Method:
Recent literature on detection, diagnosis, and natural history of fibroadenomas was reviewed. Experience with over 4,000 women evaluated in the breast clinic at the Tel-Aviv Medical Center contributed to the management strategies suggested by review of the literature.
Results:
Fibroadenomas of the breast are common, accounting for 50% of all breast biopsies performed. Physical examination, sonography, and fine needle aspiration are effective in distinguishing fibroadenomas from breast cancer. Transformation from fibroadenoma to cancer is rare; regression or resolution is frequent, supporting conservative approaches to follow-up and management.
Conclusion:
Age-based algorithms that allow for conservative management and that limit excision to patients whose fibroadenomas fail to regress are presented.