Description

• Benign oestrogen dependant breast tumour composed of fibrous and glandular tissue that is usually found in premenopausal women
• Fibroadenoma is the most common benign tumour of the breast 
• It forms from the proliferation of epithelial and mesenchymal elements and stroma
• Peak incidence is between 15 and 35 yrs of age
• It is symptomless, being accidentally discovered by self-palpation 

Types

• Painless swelling
• Smooth, firm, non-tender mass – commonly bilateral
• Well-defined
• Moves freely within the breast tissue – ‘breast mouse
• Axillary lymph nodes – not enlarged
• Fibroadenoma with size >5 cm is known as a giant fibroadenoma

Investigation

• Mammography
• Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC)
• USG
• MRI
• PET

Treatments

• No treatment is necessary unless rapidly growing or symptomatic
• Surgical excision and biopsy is indicated only when the mass enlarges
• Ultrasound-guided cryoablation

Ayurvedic Treatment

Internal medicines

• Varunadi Kashaya
• Saptasara kashaya
• Kanchanara Guggulu 
• Punarnavaasava
• Guggulu pancha pala choorna
• Varunadi gritha

Procedure 

• Snehapana - Thrayamanadya Gritha
• Virechana

Department

Prasoothi & Stree Roga