Adolescent breast masses.
A retrospective experience with breast masses in 143 female and 22 male adolescents is reviewed: 104 females (71.7 per cent) had fibroadenomas and 1 (0.7 per cent) adenocarcinoma; all 22 males had gynecomastia. The significance of these findings is related to surgical therapy.
D000232:Adenofibroma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D001941:Breast Diseases; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies