Breast fibroadenoma. Light micrograph of a section through a fibroadenoma in breast tissue. Fibroadenomas,also called cystic mammary dysplasia and fibrocystic disease,are the most common type of benign (non-cancerous) tumour of the breast. They occur most frequently in woman of childbearing age,forming a lump 1-5 centimetres in diameter. They can take a number of different forms and can be removed surgically,rarely becoming cancerous. The type shown here is adenosis and florid duct papillomatosis,where the dilated ducts are filled by papillary ingrowths (frond-like,dark purple) from the wall | |
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