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Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear averagely built and well nourished. Physical examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually remarkable for a painless, firm, solitary, well-circumscribed, and mobile breast mass.<ref name="wiki">Fibroadenoma. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroadenoma Accessed on January, 29 2016</ref><ref name="radio">Fibroadenoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fibroadenoma-of-the-breast-1 Accessed on January, 29 2016</ref> | Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear averagely built and well nourished. Physical examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually remarkable for a painless, firm, solitary, well-circumscribed, and mobile breast mass.<ref name="wiki">Fibroadenoma. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroadenoma Accessed on January, 29 2016</ref><ref name="radio">Fibroadenoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fibroadenoma-of-the-breast-1 Accessed on January, 29 2016</ref> | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Common physical examination findings associated with fibroadenoma include: | |||
===Appearance of the Patient=== | ===Appearance of the Patient=== | ||
Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear averagely built and well nourished. | Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear averagely built and well nourished. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear averagely built and well nourished. Physical examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually remarkable for a painless, firm, solitary, well-circumscribed, and mobile breast mass.[1][2]
Physical Examination
Common physical examination findings associated with fibroadenoma include:
Appearance of the Patient
Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear averagely built and well nourished.
Breast Exam
- Firm, nontender, solitary, clearly demarcated mass about 2 to 3 cm in size (can range from less than 1 cm to greater than 10 cm)
- Breast asymmetry
- Most commonly found in the upper outer quadrant
References
- ↑ Fibroadenoma. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroadenoma Accessed on January, 29 2016
- ↑ Fibroadenoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fibroadenoma-of-the-breast-1 Accessed on January, 29 2016