Breast Masses in Adolescents: Clinical Pearls in the Diagnostic Evaluation

In adults, 11 percent of breast masses represent breast cancer.1 In adolescents, only 0.02 percent of surgically removed masses represent a breast malignancy, whereas fibroadenomas account for up to 95 percent of breast masses.2-4 The prevalence of breast masses among teenage girls is approximately...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American family physician 2012-08, Vol.86 (4), p.325-326
Hauptverfasser:	PRUTHI, SANDHYA, MD, JONES, KATIE N., MD, BOUGHEY, JUDY C., MD, SIMMONS, PATRICIA S., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biopsy Breast cancer Breast Diseases - diagnosis Cysts Female Humans Internal Medicine Mammography Medical diagnosis Teenagers Tumors Ultrasonic imaging
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