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Fibroepithelial Lesions

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The fibroadenoma is a benign tumour occurring most commonly in the second and third decades (Foster et al. 1988), becoming infrequent in postmenopausal women. In young patients, fibroadenomas tend to be cellular and the cellularity declines with age. Increase in cellularity can also be present in postmenopausal women, which has been attributed to a response to the unopposed action of oestrogens (Foster et al. 1988). Fibroadenomas commonly present as palpable lesions, but some tumours regress with age, and in postmenopausal women, they can be detected mammographically with or without associated calcification.

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    Catherine N. Chinyama MBChB(Hons),FRCPath,IFCAP,LLM (Consultant Pathologist, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer)

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    Catherine N. Chinyama MBChB(Hons),FRCPath,IFCAP,LLM (Consultant Pathologist, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer)

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