Enlarging occult fibroadenomas.
From July 1, 1989, through June 30, 1991, 1,218 preoperative wire-localization breast biopsies were performed at one institution. In this group, 254 (21%) of the abnormalities were fibroadenomas, 26 of which had enlarged or developed in the interval between routine or short-interval follow-up mammography. This interval growth was noted in 21 premenopausal women and in five who were postmenopausal and receiving oral estrogen supplementation.
Meyer
J E
JE
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
Frenna
T H
TH
Polger
M
M
Sonnenfeld
M R
MR
Shaffer
K
K
D000232:Adenofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged