Bloody Nipple Discharge in an Adolescent Girl: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile Fibroadenoma
Fibroadenoma accounts for 50–60% of all breast mass lesions in adolescents. It usually presents as a unilateral palpable breast mass. In contrast, bloody nipple discharge rarely occurs in childhood. We report the case of a 12-year-old pubertal girl who presented with a solitary breast mass and blood...
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| author | Hsien Liu Ming-Lun Yeh Kai-Jen Lin Chih-Kun Huang Chao-Ming Hung Yaw-Sen Chen |
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| description | Fibroadenoma accounts for 50–60% of all breast mass lesions in adolescents. It usually presents as a unilateral palpable breast mass. In contrast, bloody nipple discharge rarely occurs in childhood. We report the case of a 12-year-old pubertal girl who presented with a solitary breast mass and bloody nipple discharge. Physical examination and ultrasound showed a right breast subareolar homogenous mass, about 2.5 cm in diameter, near the lactiferous duct. Histologic diagnosis of the mass revealed a juvenile fibroadenoma with infarction and hemorrhage. The unusual clinical presentation and possible etiology in this patient is described, and the proper management of bloody nipple discharge in pediatric patients is discussed in association with a literature review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34482e9d4d78454ca44a1e6687b10fdf2022-12-22T00:59:18ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722010-06-0151319019210.1016/S1875-9572(10)60036-8Bloody Nipple Discharge in an Adolescent Girl: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile FibroadenomaHsien Liu0Ming-Lun Yeh1Kai-Jen Lin2Chih-Kun Huang3Chao-Ming Hung4Yaw-Sen Chen5Department of General Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, TaiwanDepartment of Pathology, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, TaiwanDepartment of General Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, TaiwanDepartment of General Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, TaiwanDepartment of General Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, TaiwanFibroadenoma accounts for 50–60% of all breast mass lesions in adolescents. It usually presents as a unilateral palpable breast mass. In contrast, bloody nipple discharge rarely occurs in childhood. We report the case of a 12-year-old pubertal girl who presented with a solitary breast mass and bloody nipple discharge. Physical examination and ultrasound showed a right breast subareolar homogenous mass, about 2.5 cm in diameter, near the lactiferous duct. Histologic diagnosis of the mass revealed a juvenile fibroadenoma with infarction and hemorrhage. The unusual clinical presentation and possible etiology in this patient is described, and the proper management of bloody nipple discharge in pediatric patients is discussed in association with a literature review.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600368bloody nipple dischargejuvenile fibroadenoma |
| spellingShingle | Hsien Liu Ming-Lun Yeh Kai-Jen Lin Chih-Kun Huang Chao-Ming Hung Yaw-Sen Chen Bloody Nipple Discharge in an Adolescent Girl: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile Fibroadenoma Pediatrics and Neonatology bloody nipple discharge juvenile fibroadenoma |
| title | Bloody Nipple Discharge in an Adolescent Girl: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile Fibroadenoma |
| title_full | Bloody Nipple Discharge in an Adolescent Girl: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile Fibroadenoma |
| title_fullStr | Bloody Nipple Discharge in an Adolescent Girl: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile Fibroadenoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bloody Nipple Discharge in an Adolescent Girl: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile Fibroadenoma |
| title_short | Bloody Nipple Discharge in an Adolescent Girl: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile Fibroadenoma |
| title_sort | bloody nipple discharge in an adolescent girl unusual presentation of juvenile fibroadenoma |
| topic | bloody nipple discharge juvenile fibroadenoma |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600368 |
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