title: Giant fibro-adenomas in black and Indian adolescents.
abstract: Over a 5-year period, 47 giant fibro-adenomas were managed in the benign breast clinic at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban. These tumours usually present in the perimenarchal period with gross breast asymmetry; smaller fibro-adenomas are present in 10% of these patients. A hormonal basis for their development is likely. Local excision with preservation of the breast tissue is recommended.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Naidu
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nirmul
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor; D013019:South Africa