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2011, Volume 27, Number 3, Page(s) 254-256
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2011.01084 |
Cystic Fibroadenoma of the Breast: A Case Report |
Merih GÜRAY DURAK1, Ilgın KARAMAN1, Tülay CANDA1, Pınar BALCI2, Ömer HARMANCIOĞLU3 |
1Department of Pathology, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İZMİR, TURKEY
2Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İZMİR, TURKEY
3Department of General Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İZMİR, TURKEY |
Keywords:
Cystic degeneration, Fibroadenoma, Breast |
Fibroadenoma is the most common breast tumor in adolescent and
young women. Fibroadenomas that consist of sclerosing adenosis,
papillary apocrine metaplasia, epithelial calcifications, and/or cysts
greater than 3 mm are considered as complex fibroadenoma. The
relative risk of developing breast cancer in patients with complex
fibroadenoma is increased, compared to women with noncomplex
fibroadenoma. Extensive cystic degeneration in a fibroadenoma, so
called “cystic fibroadenoma” is very rare. Herein, we present a case of
such a lesion in a 43-year-old female who has been on follow-up for
fibrocystic changes of the breast, and discuss both radiological and
histopathologic differential diagnosis of this lesion with other cystic
lesions of the breast, including cystic papilloma. The patient is free of
disease after 17 months of clinical follow-up.
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