Ghazia Qasmi, Amina Rizwan, Shahid Mahmood, Maryam Hameed, Rajia Ejaz.
Giant tubular adenoma of breast in a young nulliparous female: a case report.
J Allama Iqbal Med Coll Jan ;20(1):4-7.

Background: Tubular adenoma of breast is an uncommon benign condition in young females, with only few growing to a very large size. Triple assessment tools shows similar presentation as a fibroadenoma, however, only excision biopsy can differentiate tubular adenoma from fibroadenoma. Methods: A case of giant lump in 18 years young, unmarried, nulliparous female presented in outdoor patient department of a medium size trust hospital of Lahore, Pakistan and was preoperatively diagnosed as a case of fibroadenoma. Results: Postoperative excision biopsy report showed a rare pathology of giant tubular adenoma of breast. Conclusions: Giant tubular adenomas are rare clinically in nulliparous young females and should be considered in differential diagnosis of breast lumps among young, nulliparous females and a long-term follow-up of patients is required to observe its potential for recurrence and malignancy.

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