Histopathological review of breast tumours in children and adolescents in Delta State Nigeria
| Autor: | Alex Payim Igbe, Gerald Dafe Forae, FN Nwachokor |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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fibroadenoma Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent lcsh:Surgery Nigeria Breast Neoplasms breast tumours Adenosis Malignancy Adolescents Breast Neoplasms Male Young Adult Age Distribution Tubular adenoma Adolescents breast tumours childhood fibroadenoma medicine Retrospective analysis Humans Child Retrospective Studies childhood Gynecology business.industry Incidence Infant Newborn Breast tumours lcsh:RJ1-570 Infant lcsh:Pediatrics lcsh:RD1-811 medicine.disease Fibroadenoma Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Surgery business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 65-67 (2013) African Journal of Paediatric Surgery; Vol 10, No 2 (2013); 65-67 |
| ISSN: | 0974-5998 0189-6725 |
| Popis: | Background: Breast swellings in children and adolescents may be overlooked on assumption that they are physiological enlargement. Pathologic swellings including cancers have however been encountered inthis age group. This study highlighted the spectrum of tumours in childhood and adolescents.Materials and Methods: This was a 7 year retrospective analysis of all histologically diagnosed breast tumours in people aged 0 - 19 years. Results: There were 134 breast tumour diagnoses occurring in 133 females and 1 male (gynaecomastia). One hundred and nineteen cases (88.8%) were recorded in the 10 - 14 year age group and 15 cases (11.2%) in the 15 - 19 year age group. No case was found in children aged less than 10 years. The most common tumour was fi broadenoma accounting for 75.4% (n = 101) of all tumours followed by tubular adenoma (n = 11; 8.2%) and adenosis (n = 10; 7.4%). No case of malignancy was recorded in this study.Conclusion: Fibroadenoma is the most common breast tumour in children and adolescents in our environment.Key words: Adolescents, breast tumours, childhood, fi broadenoma |
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