Carcinoma within a fibroadenoma: a case report

Carcinoma within a fibroadenoma: a case report

Carcinoma within a fibroadenoma is an extremely rare occurrence with a reported incidence of 0.1% and is most often diagnosed incidentally on post-operative examination of excision biopsy specimens. One such case is reported here for its rarity and also for stressing upon the need for compulsory exc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 2006-10, Vol.49 (4), p.592-594
Hauptverfasser: Hemalatha, A L, Raghupathi, A R, Karthikeyan, T M, Kumar, Deepak B, Shashidhar, H B
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - pathology
Female
Fibroadenoma - diagnosis
Fibroadenoma - pathology
Humans
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Zusammenfassung:Carcinoma within a fibroadenoma is an extremely rare occurrence with a reported incidence of 0.1% and is most often diagnosed incidentally on post-operative examination of excision biopsy specimens. One such case is reported here for its rarity and also for stressing upon the need for compulsory excision of all breast masses clinically diagnosed as fibroadenoma and for highlighting the importance of histopathological evaluation of all breast masses irrespective of their clinical diagnosis as benign.
ISSN:0377-4929