Hi,
My daughter (aged 18) has just been for tests today as she found a lump recently. Her GP said he didn’t think it was anything to worry about, and the Consultant today said that he was fairly sure it was a fibroadenoma, but we have to go back next Thursday for the results. He mentioned that as it was quite large he would recommend removing the lump. My own experience of BC is Grade 3, mx, chemo + RADS, so my daughter is naturally quite nervous of having an operation, and we are now thinking of what questions to ask the Consultant next week. Has anyone any information on fibroadenomas and operations?
Hi Piglet,
I am sorry to read that you and your daughter have this worry at the moment, BCC have published a booklet about fibroadenomas which you can read online, here’s the link:
Take care
Lucy
fibroadenomas are fairly common benign disorder.
they arent usually removed but if its big sometimes its good to get rid of it so they can see behind it in the future.
often they will just leave them as they know they they are there, but it probably depends very much on the surgeon your daughter attends.
Lxx
hi some advice would be really useful, i was diagnosed 3 years ago, had wle, chemo rads, anyway i went for a normal follow up appt with breast surgeon almost two weeks ago and he found a lump, he did a fna there and then, a few days later i had mammagram and ultrasound where the lump could not be seen, went for a follow up appt yesterday and was told that the fna sample was ok, but he needed to do a core biopsy, he went to great lengths to explain what he could feel and got me to feel the lump (nothing weired) so what i need to know is should i ask for the lump to be removed im 38 now and dont want to be aware of this lump, if you can understand what i mean
anna marie what were the results of the FNA and Bx?
maybe you need to make an appt with your BCN and discuss it with her, some docs just arent great at explaining themselves.
generally if its a cyst or a fibroadenoma they would just leave them unless they kept on growing or if you were very worried about them the surgeon should take that into account… both cysts and fibroadenomas are fairly common in pre menopausal women.
Lxx
fna was “no evidence of cancerous cells” and i had a total hysterectomy two years ago, what if this lump hides something in future mammograms? i really dont think this lump is bad, i just get the impression my surgeon really doesnt like it being there,
no screening tool is 100% effective but if they find something on your mammo they will check it out even if its something that could be benign they will want to make sure it definitely IS benign.
if they see something on your mammo they will compare it to your previous ones to see if its something benign they have investigated in the past or if it different to what it was like in the past… eg if it has grown.
if they are worried about it at all they will recall you… but as i said before if you are worried about it now why no speak to one of your team.
Lx