Abstract
Article: Juvenile Fibroadenoma at Menarche: A Case Series
Authors: Vineet Popli, MBBS, DNB, and Manju Bala Popli, MBBS, MD
Category: Pediatric Sonography [PS]
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Juvenile Fibroadenoma at Menarche: A Case Series,” you will be able to:
Define juvenile fibroadenoma
Distinguish the differential diagnoses of a juvenile fibroadenoma
Discuss the importance of sonography in diagnosing juvenile fibroadenomas
Juvenile fibroadenomas: Are malignant Occur during the development stage of the breast Are slow growing Have predictable behavior
Which of the following is not a differential diagnosis of juvenile fibroadenomas? Abscess Cysts Teratomas Phyllodes tumor
Which of the following is a typical symptom of a patient with a juvenile fibroadenoma? Breast enlargement Skin dimpling Erythema Lymphedema
Why is sonography the main imaging modality to investigate breast lumps in adolescents? Difficult to penetrate dense breast tissue Avoid radiation exposure Inability to distinguish between cystic and solid masses Expensive examination
A well-defined lesion with an echogenic halo and a heterogenous echo pattern describes which of the following? Juvenile fibroadenoma Hamartoma Lipoma Phyllodes tumor
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