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==Overview==
==Overview==
Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear averagely built and well nourished. Physical examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually remarkable for a painless, firm, solitary, well-circumscribed, and mobile breast mass.<ref name="wiki">Fibroadenoma. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroadenoma Accessed on January, 29 2016</ref><ref name="radio">Fibroadenoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fibroadenoma-of-the-breast-1 Accessed on January, 29 2016</ref> 
Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear normal. [[Physical examination]] of patients with fibroadenoma is usually remarkable for a painless, firm, solitary, well-circumscribed, and mobile [[breast]] mass. [[Breast]] asymmetry can be seen in some patients.
 
==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
Common physical examination findings associated with fibroadenoma include:<ref name="pmid24872735">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cerrato F, Labow BI |title=Diagnosis and management of fibroadenomas in the adolescent breast |journal=Semin Plast Surg |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=23–5 |date=February 2013 |pmid=24872735 |pmc=3706050 |doi=10.1055/s-0033-1343992 |url=}}</ref>
Common [[physical examination]] findings associated with fibroadenoma include:<ref name="pmid24872735">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cerrato F, Labow BI |title=Diagnosis and management of fibroadenomas in the adolescent breast |journal=Semin Plast Surg |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=23–5 |date=February 2013 |pmid=24872735 |pmc=3706050 |doi=10.1055/s-0033-1343992 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9754521">{{cite journal |vauthors=Greenberg R, Skornick Y, Kaplan O |title=Management of breast fibroadenomas |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=13 |issue=9 |pages=640–5 |date=September 1998 |pmid=9754521 |pmc=1497021 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
===Appearance of the Patient===
===Appearance of the Patient===
Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear averagely built and well nourished.
* Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear normal
 
===Vital Signs===
* Vital signs of patients with fibroadenoma are usually normal.
 
===Breast Exam===
===Breast Exam===
*Firm, nontender, solitary, clearly demarcated mass about 2 to 3 cm in size (can range from less than 1 cm to greater than 10 cm)
*Firm, nontender, and  solitary [[mass]]
*Breast asymmetry  
* Multiple masses are found in a few cases
*Most commonly found in the upper outer quadrant
*Clearly demarcated mass of about 2 to 3 cm in size (can range from less than 1 cm to greater than 10 cm)
*Smooth, mobile, and rubbery in consistency
*[[Breast]] asymmetry
*[[Breast]] [[hypertrophy]]
 
===Skin===
* Skin examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===HEENT===
* HEENT examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===Neck===
* Neck examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===Lungs===
*[[Pulmonary]] examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===Heart===
*[[Cardiovascular]] examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===Abdomen===
* Abdominal examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===Back===
* Back examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===Genitourinary===
*[[Genitourinary]] examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===Neuromuscular===
*[[Neuromuscular]] examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.
 
===Extremities===
*[[Extremities]] examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ifeoma Odukwe, M.D. [2] Haytham Allaham, M.D. [3]

Overview

Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear normal. Physical examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually remarkable for a painless, firm, solitary, well-circumscribed, and mobile breast mass. Breast asymmetry can be seen in some patients.

Physical Examination

Common physical examination findings associated with fibroadenoma include:[1][2]

Appearance of the Patient

  • Patients with fibroadenoma usually appear normal

Vital Signs

  • Vital signs of patients with fibroadenoma are usually normal.

Breast Exam

  • Firm, nontender, and solitary mass
  • Multiple masses are found in a few cases
  • Clearly demarcated mass of about 2 to 3 cm in size (can range from less than 1 cm to greater than 10 cm)
  • Smooth, mobile, and rubbery in consistency
  • Breast asymmetry
  • Breast hypertrophy

Skin

  • Skin examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

HEENT

  • HEENT examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

Neck

  • Neck examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

Lungs

  • Pulmonary examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

Heart

  • Cardiovascular examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

Abdomen

  • Abdominal examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

Back

  • Back examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

Genitourinary

  • Genitourinary examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

Neuromuscular

  • Neuromuscular examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

Extremities

  • Extremities examination of patients with fibroadenoma is usually normal.

References

  1. Cerrato F, Labow BI (February 2013). "Diagnosis and management of fibroadenomas in the adolescent breast". Semin Plast Surg. 27 (1): 23–5. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1343992. PMC 3706050. PMID 24872735.
  2. Greenberg R, Skornick Y, Kaplan O (September 1998). "Management of breast fibroadenomas". J Gen Intern Med. 13 (9): 640–5. PMC 1497021. PMID 9754521.

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