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The aim of the current study was to assess the incidence and varying clinical presentations of benign breast lumps in adolescent age group in a Tertiary care Medical College Hospital. This was a prospective, observational study of 6-year duration (2011 to 2017) conducted in a Medical College, South India. All adolescent age group patients visiting the outpatient department (OPD) with complaints of breast lump were enrolled into the study. Triple assessment comprising of clinical examination, imaging, and core biopsy was used for diagnosis and identification of type of tumor. Management of tumors was based on pathology of core biopsy. During the study duration (2011 to 2017), a total of 15 pediatric patients of age between 11 to 14 years, presented with complaints of breast lumps. The most common symptom included painless lump in breast in 11 patients (73.34%). The histopathological examination (HPE) reported 12 cases (80%) as fibroadenomas and only 3 cases (20%) were phyllodes tumors. Based on the results of HPE, majority of the patients (53.34%) underwent circumareolar cosmetic incision. The most common lesions in pediatric age group are benign fibroadenomas; however, phyllodes are also not rare, and to manage them appropriately, they should be diagnosed preoperatively with core biopsy. Cases of malignancy, including phyllodes tumors, ductal adenocarcinomas, and metastatic lesions, have been documented in children and adolescents. Therefore, malignancy should be considered in the diagnosis of a pediatric and adolescent breast mass until formally ruled out.
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Standard diagnostic and treatment guidelines for management of breast tumors in pediatrics are lacking. Appropriate diagnosis is very important since management of the breast tumors is entirely based on their type. More studies should be conducted to highlight various safe and effective treatment options practiced worldwide for pediatric breast tumors.
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Manjiri, S., Padmalatha, S.K. & Jeevak, S. A Prospective Observational Study of Breast Lumps in Adolescent Girls: Tertiary Care South Indian Teaching Hospital Experience. Indian J Surg Oncol 9, 402–406 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-018-0773-3
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