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==Overview==
==Overview==
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of fibroadenoma include an oval mass with well defined borders, lobulated appearance, and localized calcification.<ref name="pmid8000953">{{cite journal| author=Goldberg PA, White CS, McAvoy MA, Templeton PA| title=CT appearance of the normal and abnormal breast with mammographic correlation. | journal=Clin Imaging | year= 1994 | volume= 18 | issue= 4 | pages= 262-72 | pmid=8000953 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8000953  }} </ref>  
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of fibroadenoma include an oval mass with well defined borders, lobulated appearance, and localized [[calcification]].<ref name="pmid8000953">{{cite journal| author=Goldberg PA, White CS, McAvoy MA, Templeton PA| title=CT appearance of the normal and abnormal breast with mammographic correlation. | journal=Clin Imaging | year= 1994 | volume= 18 | issue= 4 | pages= 262-72 | pmid=8000953 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8000953  }} </ref>  
==CT Scan==
==CT Scan==
* CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma.
* CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma.
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:* Well-defined borders
:* Well-defined borders
:* Large size  
:* Large size  
:* Localized calcification
:* Localized [[calcification]]
:* Lobulated appearance
:* Lobulated appearance



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

Overview

CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of fibroadenoma include an oval mass with well defined borders, lobulated appearance, and localized calcification.[1]

CT Scan

  • CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma.
  • Findings on CT scan suggestive of fibroadenoma include:[1]
  • Oval mass
  • Well-defined borders
  • Large size
  • Localized calcification
  • Lobulated appearance

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Goldberg PA, White CS, McAvoy MA, Templeton PA (1994). "CT appearance of the normal and abnormal breast with mammographic correlation". Clin Imaging. 18 (4): 262–72. PMID 8000953.

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