What is Fibroadenoma Breast Disease ?

Fibroadenoma is a solid lump is small and benign breast consist of glandular tissue and fibrous. These lumps are usually found in young women, often found in adolescent girls.


CAUSE
The cause is unknown.


SYMPTOMS
Lump easily moved, the limit is clear and can be felt at the BSE (Breast Self-Examination). Palpable rubbery because it contains collagen (protein fiber that is found in the strong cartilage, tendons and skin).


BSE (Breast Self-Examination)

1. Standing in front of the mirror, look at the breast. Under normal circumstances, the size of the left and right breast is slightly different. Note the change of size differences between left and right breast and nipple changes (for example, are interested in) or discharge from the nipple. Note whether the wrinkled skin on the nipple.
2. Still standing in front of a mirror, placed both hands behind his head and his hands pulled back. With this position it will be easier to find small changes due to cancer. Notice the change in shape and contour of the breast, especially on the bottom of the breast.
3. Put both hands on the waist and the body leaning slightly toward the mirror, press your shoulders and elbows forward. Note the change in size and contour of the breast.
4. Raise your left arm. By using 3 or 4 finger right hand, scan the left breast. Move your fingers to play (small circle) around the breast, starting from the outer edge of the breast and then move inward to the nipple. Press gently, feel any lump or mass under the skin. Do the same thing on the right breast by lifting his right arm and examined it with his left hand.
Note also the area between the two breasts and armpits.
5. Click the nipple gently and see if discharge from the nipple.
Do this alternately on the left and right breast.
6. Lying supine with a pillow placed under the left shoulder and left arm is pulled up. Search the left breast using your right hand fingers. With this position, the breast will be flattened and facilitate the examination. Do the same thing on the right breast by placing a pillow under your right shoulder and raised his right arm, and breast searches conducted by the fingers of his left hand.

Examination no. 4 and 5 will be easier to do when a shower because wet hands more easily mobilized and skin more slippery.


Diagnosis
Diagnosis based on symptoms and physical examination of the results. Bumps tend to be round and have edges that can be distinguished from the surrounding breast tissue, so it often felt like there are marbles in the breast tissue.

To help establish the diagnosis is usually performed needle aspiration or biopsy.


TREATMENT
Fibroadenomas often stop growing or even shrink by itself. In such cases, the tumors are usually not removed. If the fibroadenoma continues to grow, it must be removed surgically.