MCQ Surgery Answer 15

The correct answer is C

Fibroadenoma is a common benign tumor found in the breast of adolescent girls. It is also considered the most common discrete solid mass found within the adolescent breast tissue.

Most girls harboring a fibroadenoma have between thirteen and 16 years of age, the tumor is slow growing, tends to develop in the upper outer quadrant and is more common in African-American race.

Though females may develop breast masses early in life, the risk of malignancy is extremely low. The tumor is usually solitary, with an average diameter of two to 4 cm, characterized by rich cellular stroma and prominent glandular epithelium.

At physical exam the mass feels like a well-circumscribed movable nodule. Fibroadenomas may be related to an exaggerated local response to the estrogenic effects of puberty.

The tumor looks well-circumscribe, hyperechoic and homogenous on ultrasound.

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