title: Diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic breast masses in the pediatric population.
abstract: Between 1980 and 1993, 74 children and adolescents were referred for surgical evaluation of palpable breast masses. Thirty-two were managed nonoperatively for unilateral thelarche (26), fibroadenoma (3), gynecomastia (2), or hemorrhagic cyst (1). The other 42 children had surgical intervention for giant or painful fibroadenomas (19), breast abscesses (5), painful gynecomastia (6), metastatic disease (4), or other conditions (8). No instances of primary breast malignancy were noted. Physical examination and minimal (selective) diagnostic testing can conserve health care dollars in cases of pediatric patients with breast masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rescorla
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Grosfeld
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast / Q000254:growth & development; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis