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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:[3][4]
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear normal
Vital Signs
- Vital signs of patients with fibroadenoma are usually normal.
Breast Exam
- Firm, nontender, and solitary mass.
- Multiple masses are found in a few cases.
- Clearly demarcated mass of about 2 to 3 cm in size (can range from less than 1 cm to greater than 10 cm).
- Smooth, mobile, and rubbery in consistency
- Breast asymmetry.
- Breast hypertrophy.
Skin
- Skin examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
HEENT
- HEENT examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
Neck
- Neck examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
Lungs
- Pulmonary examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
Abdomen
- Abdominal examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
Back
- Back examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
Genitourinary
- Genitourinary examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
Extremities
- Extremities examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
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
- ↑ Cerrato F, Labow BI (February 2013). "Diagnosis and management of fibroadenomas in the adolescent breast". Semin Plast Surg. 27 (1): 23–5. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1343992. PMC 3706050. PMID 24872735.
- ↑ Greenberg R, Skornick Y, Kaplan O (September 1998). "Management of breast fibroadenomas". J Gen Intern Med. 13 (9): 640–5. PMC 1497021. PMID 9754521.