title: A Giant Juvenile Fibroadenoma in a 12-Year-Old Girl: A Case for Breast Conservation.
abstract: A 12-year-old girl presented to our service for evaluation of a rapidly enlarging 16 cm breast mass. The mass was removed by local excision and diagnosed to be a giant juvenile fibroadenoma. She had normal breast development over a 1-year postoperative follow-up period. We present this case to illustrate the diagnosis and management of large breast tumors in the adolescent age group, and to emphasize that these tumors are almost always benign and should be treated with breast-conserving surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, Strang Cornell Breast Center, New York, New York, and Departments of; Surgical Oncology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Rache M.
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: William G.
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Cance
authors.forename: Mary Virginia
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Iacicca