Re: Fibroademoma -- Question for Doctors
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:51:51 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Pat wrote:
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>At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote:
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>>At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Pat wrote:
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>>>I saw a breast surgeon this week who thinks my breast lump is a
>>>fibroadenoma. She did a Fine Needle Aspiration and I am waiting for the
>>>results. Either way...she wants me to have it surgically removed. Is
>>>that just a safety measure?
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>>If the FNA is negative, it is precautionary. However they can also get
>>bigger and cause problems that way if left alone.
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>>>Also, do fibroadenomas change with a woman's monthly cycle?
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>>Frequently they do.
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>>It seems to
>>>me that my lump gets smaller after my period (I've had it for almost two
>>>months). Do fibroadenomas ever go away on their own?
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>>Seldom
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>>RDB
>>Thanks very much...thankfully, the FNA was negative and indicates either fibroadenoma or fibrocystic breast changes. I am 41 and thought that fibroadenomas were most common in 20 - 30 year olds. Is that true?
Nope. We see them all the time in women in their forties.
> Also, I am quite nervous about the procedure itself but I am told that the biospy is not a big deal. Is that true?
Most women say it was not as bad as expected.
HSM
>
>Thanks in advance for your reply.
>>>
>>>Any information you can give me while I await my mid-August biopsy would
>>>be appreciated.
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>>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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