Multiple breast papillomas in adolescence.
The condition of multiple breast duct papillomas although relatively common in adult women is not a well recognized clinical entity in adolescent females. The risk of adolescents with this condition developing carcinoma is presently unknown, although in adulthood it is regarded by some authorities as a precancerous condition. We report a case of a 14-year-old girl with such a lesion who remains well with no breast abnormalities 2 years after surgery. The clinicopathological features of the condition and the relevant literature are discussed.
Department of Histopathology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, England.
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Batchelor
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Farah
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Fisher
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery