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Fibroadenoma coexisting with infiltrating ductal carcinoma--a case report. 2005

M Gogo-Abite, and D Seleye-Fubara, and R S Jamabo

Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

BACKGROUND Fibroadenomas are benign breast tumours that are commonly diagnosed in young women in their 20's and early 30's. Occurrence of malignancy in the breasts of these women is very rare. RESULTS We report a case of an infiltrating ductal carcinoma within an otherwise benign fibroadenoma in a 23-year-old woman. She presented with a lump, approximately 7cm in diameter, in her right breast. There were no palpable axillary and supra- clavicular lymph nodes. Excision biopsy was carried out and histopathological report showed it to be a fibroadenoma coexisting with infiltrating ductal carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Fibroadenomas are commonly diagnosed in patients in their 20's when the risk of developing breast cancer is extremely rare. Despite this rarity all excised breast lumps should be subjected to histopathological evaluation in order to avoid a diagnostic pitfall.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001943	Breast Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.	Breast Cancer,Breast Tumors,Cancer of Breast,Breast Carcinoma,Cancer of the Breast,Human Mammary Carcinoma,Malignant Neoplasm of Breast,Malignant Tumor of Breast,Mammary Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasm, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human,Neoplasms, Breast,Tumors, Breast,Breast Carcinomas,Breast Malignant Neoplasm,Breast Malignant Neoplasms,Breast Malignant Tumor,Breast Malignant Tumors,Breast Neoplasm,Breast Tumor,Cancer, Breast,Cancer, Mammary,Cancers, Mammary,Carcinoma, Breast,Carcinoma, Human Mammary,Carcinomas, Breast,Carcinomas, Human Mammary,Human Mammary Carcinomas,Human Mammary Neoplasm,Human Mammary Neoplasms,Mammary Cancers,Mammary Carcinomas, Human,Neoplasm, Breast,Neoplasm, Human Mammary,Neoplasms, Human Mammary,Tumor, Breast
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D018226	Fibroadenoma	An adenoma containing fibrous tissue. It should be differentiated from ADENOFIBROMA which is a tumor composed of connective tissue (fibroma) containing glandular (adeno-) structures. (From Dorland, 27th ed)	Fibroadenomas
D018270	Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast	An invasive (infiltrating) CARCINOMA of the mammary ductal system (MAMMARY GLANDS) in the human BREAST.	Carcinoma, Infiltrating Duct,Carcinoma, Invasive Ductal, Breast,Carcinoma, Mammary Ductal,Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Breast,Mammary Ductal Carcinoma,Carcinomas, Infiltrating Duct,Carcinomas, Mammary Ductal,Mammary Ductal Carcinomas