Beware of breast fibroadenomas in middle-aged women. 1985

L Deschênes, and S Jacob, and J Fabia, and A Christen

On first examination of 8512 Quebec area women from 40 to 59 years of age who participated in the National Study of Breast Cancer Screening, the prevalence of fibroadenoma was 8.3 per 1000. In two women, a carcinoma was discovered within their fibroadenoma--intraductal carcinoma in one and an infiltrating ductal carcinoma in the other. Clinical and histopathologic findings are described and the prognosis and treatment discussed. The peak age of women at the time of diagnosis of a fibroadenoma is in their twenties while for those with a fibroadenoma containing a carcinoma, it is in the forties. For patients under 25 years, excision can be postponed for a few months since spontaneous regression may occur and the risk of breast cancer is small at that age. For older women, treatment should not be delayed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009378 Neoplasms, Multiple Primary Two or more abnormal growths of tissue occurring simultaneously and presumed to be of separate origin. The neoplasms may be histologically the same or different, and may be found in the same or different sites. Neoplasms, Synchronous,Neoplasms, Synchronous Multiple Primary,Multiple Primary Neoplasms,Multiple Primary Neoplasms, Synchronous,Synchronous Multiple Primary Neoplasms,Synchronous Neoplasms,Multiple Primary Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Multiple Primary,Neoplasm, Synchronous,Primary Neoplasm, Multiple,Primary Neoplasms, Multiple,Synchronous Neoplasm
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D001940 Breast In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES. Breasts
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
D002285 Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating A noninvasive (noninfiltrating) carcinoma of the breast characterized by a proliferation of malignant epithelial cells confined to the mammary ducts or lobules, without light-microscopy evidence of invasion through the basement membrane into the surrounding stroma. Carcinoma, Intraductal,DCIS,Ductal Carcinoma In Situ,Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia,Intraductal Carcinoma, Noninfiltrating,Atypical Ductal Hyperplasias,Carcinoma, Noninfiltrating Intraductal,Carcinomas, Intraductal,Carcinomas, Noninfiltrating Intraductal,Ductal Hyperplasia, Atypical,Ductal Hyperplasias, Atypical,Hyperplasia, Atypical Ductal,Hyperplasias, Atypical Ductal,Intraductal Carcinoma,Intraductal Carcinomas,Intraductal Carcinomas, Noninfiltrating,Noninfiltrating Intraductal Carcinoma,Noninfiltrating Intraductal Carcinomas
D003131 Combined Modality Therapy The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used. Multimodal Treatment,Therapy, Combined Modality,Combined Modality Therapies,Modality Therapies, Combined,Modality Therapy, Combined,Multimodal Treatments,Therapies, Combined Modality,Treatment, Multimodal,Treatments, Multimodal
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000232 Adenofibroma A benign neoplasm composed of glandular and fibrous tissues, with a relatively large proportion of glands. (Stedman, 25th ed) Fibroadenosis,Adenofibromas

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