%0 Journal Article
%T Fibroadenoma in Blacks
%A Raphael Odobueze Egejuru
%A Ikechukwu Godfrey Nnadi
%A Okechukwu Nwabugo Duru
%J Health
%P 1475-1481
%@ 1949-5005
%D 2017
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/health.2017.911108
%X <b>Background:</b> Fibroadenoma is the commonest benign tumour of the breast affecting the majority of young females below the age of thirty in our environment. It is a source of concern and psychological problems in females requiring medical attention in our hospitals. <b>Aim:</b> This study describes the clinicopathologic characteristics of fibroadenoma in Eastern Nigerian Igbo females. <b>Methodology:</b> The archives of the Department of Pathology Federal Medical Centre, Owerri was used for the data collection and analyzed using simple statistics. <b>Results:</b> 504 fibroadenomas were analyzed. The average size was 1.99 cm with a range of 0.5 cm to 18 cm. The average age of the patients was 22.6 ¡À 6.7 years with a range of 9 to 60 years. The peak age of incidence was in the 11 - 20 (44.64%) age group followed closely by the 21 - 30 (43.45%) age group. The ratio of involvement of the left to the right breast was 1:1.2. Fibroadenoma was 18% multiple and 10.7% bilateral. 5.3% (27), 0.6% (3), and 0.2% (1) of the cases were giant, complex fibroadenoma and malignant breast disease in fibroadenoma respectively. <b>Conclusion:</b> This study has provided insights into the clinicopathologic characteristics of fibroadenoma among Nigerian Igbos and calls for more research in this area in other parts Nigeria and elsewhere.
%K Fibroadenoma
%K Blacks
%K Owerri
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=79658