RT Book, Section
A1 Whitworth, Pat W.
A1 Lewis, Jaime
A2 Kuerer, Henry M.
SR Print(0)
ID 6414228
T1 Chapter 60. Cryoablation of Fibroadenomas
T2 Kuerer's Breast Surgical Oncology
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160178-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6414228
RD 2024/04/20
AB Breast  masses  occur  frequently,  as  evidenced  by  more  than  1.3  million  excisional  biopsies  performed  on  American  women  yearly.1,2  Approximately  80%  of  these  procedures  are  for  benign  lesions,  most  commonly  fibroadenomas.1-4  Although  it  has  been  repeatedly  stated  that  one-third  to  one-half  of  fibroadenomas  will  regress  within  5  years  of  diagnosis,  the  data  on  the  natural  history  of  fibroadenomas  varies.5-8  Fibroadenomas  may  occur  at  any  age,  but  are  most  likely  to  occur  in  the  second  and  third  decades  of  life  and  are  the  most  common  breast  masses  in  women  under  30  years  of  age.2,9-11  Up  to  10%  of  women  will  develop  a  fibroadenoma  during  their  lifetime,  and  the  majority  will  choose  to  undergo  a  procedure  to  remove  the  mass.2,4  Fibroadenomas  account  for  30%  to  75%  of  all  breast  biopsies,  more  than  500,000  annually,  and  75%  of  breast  biopsies  in  women  younger  than  20  years.3,9,10