Difference between revisions of "Fibroadenoma"

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*Considered by many a variant of ''fibroadenoma''.
*Considered by many a variant of ''fibroadenoma''.
**[[IHC]] features of ''[[tubular adenoma]] of the breast'' and ''fibroadenoma'' are similar.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Maiorano | first1 = E. | last2 = Albrizio | first2 = M. | title = Tubular adenoma of the breast: an immunohistochemical study of ten cases. | journal = Pathol Res Pract | volume = 191 | issue = 12 | pages = 1222-30 | month = Dec | year = 1995 | doi =  | PMID = 8927570 }}</ref>
**[[IHC]] features of ''[[tubular adenoma]] of the breast'' and ''fibroadenoma'' are similar.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Maiorano | first1 = E. | last2 = Albrizio | first2 = M. | title = Tubular adenoma of the breast: an immunohistochemical study of ten cases. | journal = Pathol Res Pract | volume = 191 | issue = 12 | pages = 1222-30 | month = Dec | year = 1995 | doi =  | PMID = 8927570 }}</ref>
 
*Most present in adults between menarche and menopause.
Features:<ref name=Ref_BP116>{{Ref BP|116}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_BP116>{{Ref BP|116}}</ref>
*Fibromyxoid stroma (like in a fibroadenoma).
*Well circumscribed lesion.
*Small round glands.
*Closely packed uniform tubules, lined by a single layer of epithelial cells and an attenuated myoepithelial cell layer.
*Stroma is sparse, distinguishing tubular adenoma from fibroadenoma


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