Fibroadenoma
Fibroadenoma
Fibroadenoma
Histological appearance
And structure
Fibrous + epithelial
elements
GROSS
solitary
Discrete
Well-circumscribed
Freely mobile
Encapsulated
15 30 (20-30) y/o
May become
malignant; CIS
2-3 cm
Spherical or discoid
mass
MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURE
Pericanalicular pattern
Masses of fibrous stroma around the ducts of
mammary gland
Pericanalicular pattern
Intracanalicular Pattern
stromal connective tissue invaginates into
the glandular component
Intracanalicular Pattern