Fibroadenoma

00:01 Fibroadenoma in greater detail.

00:03 Most common benign tumor of the breast.

00:05 It’s an actual tumor.

00:06 Composed of fibrous and glandular tissue.

00:08 Fibroadenoma.

00:10 Most common tumor in less than 30.

00:12 It’s a firm, rubbery mass and maybe mobile.

00:15 It’s benign.

00:17 The chance of it going on to cancer, very, very slim.

00:20 This is an actual tumor.

00:24 Fibroadenoma, benign tumor.

00:25 Spherical nodule that is sharply circumscribed.

00:28 This is absolutely benign.

00:30 Freely mobile.

00:31 Where does it occur? Upper outer quadrant. Why? Well, this is the area that would have the most amount of what’s known as your fibrous tissue.

00:39 And so therefore, it would be the quadrant that is going to have a a graphic upcoming that will show you where majority of your tumors of the breast will be located.

00:49 And it will be the outer upper quadrant.

00:53 Grayish white appearance is the actual tumor, On mammography, you’d find that you would find a tumor and it’s white and it’s large.

01:02 And it’s histologic picture will be that which is fibrosis.

01:07 You wouldn’t find increased number of cysts.

01:09 This is a pure tumor of fibrous nature.