Talk:Fibroadenoma

no info on whether this can happen in males or not —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.125.121.57 (talk) 04:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * There is now. Mattopaedia (talk) 06:44, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

exotic names and trivialities
I have removed this from the def but if someone thinks it is relevant it could be moved to a separate section:

Fibroadenomas (sometimes called breast mice or a breast mouse' )

Richiez (talk) 23:03, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Image number
Is there an explanation for why there are so many similar ultrasound images to illustrate fibroadenoma? Some of the images even appear to be of the same fibroadenoma, just from a marginally different viewpoint. If there's a reason why so many are needed (e.g. different views of the same fibroadenoma), it would help if it was articulated in the text. Otherwise, they're just unnecessary and potentially confusing. --P LUMBAGO 11:03, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

I WOULD LIKE TO NO SOMETHING ABOUT TUMOR CANCER — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.132.224.140 (talk) 02:34, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Cellular fibroadenoma
Small stub variant better presented on Fibroadenoma page Iztwoz (talk) 09:09, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Queen's University Student Editing Initiative
Hello Wikipedia,

We are a group of 1st year Medical Students from Queen's University. We are working to improve this article over the next month and will be posting our planned changes on this talk page. We look forward to working with the existing Wikipedia medical editing community to improve this article and share evidence.

Proposed changes to the 'Ultrasound' section:

1. Renaming it to High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)

2. Removing the one sentence that is currently there and adding the following text: “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is an emerging technique for the treatment of malignant and benign tumors of the breast and has shown promising results in the form of complete radiological removal of tumors (Peek and Wu, 2018). An ultrasound beam is focused on a target in the breast and leads to tissue death and protein degradation by raising the temperature in that area (Peek and Wu, 2018). Currently, the use of radiation is recommended in some cases, but HIFU in particular is not part of treatment guidelines (Cascetta and Tierstan, 2018). Further research into the efficacy of HIFU in fibroadenoma specifically is required before more widespread use of the technique in fibroadenoma (Peak and Wu, 2018).”
 * Thanks for the suggestion. Please add your ref using the PMID tool (the same way that you will do it when editing the actual Wikipedia article).
 * Note: Citations go after the punctuation, no spaces.
 * Can you find any Wikilinks to add? A Wikilink is appropriate the fist time the term is used in the the Wikipedia article E.g.: HIFU? Ultrasound, protein degradation, etc.
 * Can you find ways to communicate this in a more basic way? People without a medical background should be able to understand what you have written. An example is tostart by replacing words like efficacy, emerging. Great work so far! JenOttawa (talk) 01:40, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your suggestions, JenOttawa. The citations have been fixed using the PMID tool and the wording has been simplified where possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Masifqmed (talk • contribs) 16:32, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

3. We propose to insert the following content into the Fibroadenoma section: “Suspicious findings on imaging may result in a person needing a biopsy in order to gain a definitive diagnosis. There are three types of biopsies: Fine-needle aspiration, core-needle biopsy and surgical biopsy. The method of biopsy depends on the appearance, size and location of the breast mass. ”
 * Thanks for the suggestion. Check for Wikilinks on these biopsy types for sure. Adjust your citation to go immediately after the punctuation (no space), add in a date that the website was accessed (this should be automatically inserted if you use the PMID/DOI/URL tool). I also did a small copy edit. Looks good though. JenOttawa (talk) 01:40, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

References for HIFU:

1. 	Peek, Mirjam CL, and Feng Wu. "High-intensity focused ultrasound in the treatment of breast tumours." ecancermedicalscience 12 (2018). 2. 	Cascetta, K. Tierstan A. Primary invasive breast cancer: BMJ Best Practice; 2018. [Available from: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-us/716/treatment-algorithm]

Treatment Page, proposed edit for the first paragraph:

Fibroadenomas can be expected to shrink naturally and so, most are simply monitored.[1] Monitoring fibroadenomas involves regular check-ups to make sure that the breast mass is not growing and is not potentially cancerous. [1] Check-ups involve physical examinations performed every 3-6 months and optional diagnostic imaging performed every 6-12 months for 1-2 years. Generally, surgery is only recommended if the fibroadenoma gets larger or causes increased symptoms.
 * Thanks for the suggestions. Please go through and add your refs with the DOI tool (not just the DOI pasted). This will format them properly for the Wikipedia article and reduce errors. Citations go right after the punctuation, no spaces. You did a nice job keeping this simple for a general audience. JenOttawa (talk) 01:49, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback! I was able to fix the citations on the actual page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sshaimaaa (talk • contribs) 16:22, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

1. "Practice Bulletin No. 164". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 127 (6): e141–e156. 2016-06. doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000001482. ISSN 0029-7844. Check date values in: |date= (help)

2. "Fibroadenoma - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic". www.mayoclinic.org. Retrieved 2018-11-05. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sshaimaaa (talk • contribs) 19:23, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

A new subsection will be published under 'Treatment' entitled 'Non-invasive Surgical Interventions':

There are several non-invasive options for the treatment of fibroadenomas, including percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA), cryoablation, and percutaneous microwave ablation. With the use of advanced medical imaging, these procedures do not require invasive surgery and have the potential for enhanced cosmetic results compared with conventional surgery. Clinically, fibroadenomas are usually solid breast lumps that are:

•	Painless

•	Firm or rubbery

•	Mobile

•	Solitary-round with distinct, smooth borders

•	Found in either one or both breasts

People who have a simple fibroadenoma have a slightly increased risk of developing malignant (harmful) breast cancer. Complex fibroadenomas may increase the risk of breast cancer.

The cause of fibroadenoma is unknown (idiopathic). A connection between fibroadenomas and reproductive hormones has been suggested. This may be a reason why they present themselves most in during reproductive years, increase in size during pregnancy, and regress post-menopause.
 * added citation needed tags: citations needed after every sentence. You can re-use them. Please insert all refs with the PMID tool When reusing, you just click “re-use” and find yours in the list.JenOttawa (talk) 01:50, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for making these changes. It reads much better. I think that your last two sentences may be able to be combined. What do you think?JenOttawa (talk) 01:15, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

References for Signs and Symptoms:

1. American Cancer Institute. Fibroadenomas of the Breast. 2017. Accessed at www.cancer.org/content/cancer/en/cancer/breast-cancer/non-cancerous-breast-conditions/fibroadenomas-of-the-breast on October 28th, 2018.

We propose to reword the Cause section into:

The cause of fibroadenoma is unknown (idiopathic)2. However, there has been a reproductive hormonal relationship established4. This may be a reason why they present themselves most in during reproductive years, increase in size during pregnancy and regress post-menopause.2
 * Thanks. For sharing your suggestion. Please re-insert your refs using the tool and place them. Immediately after the punctuation. JenOttawa (talk) 01:56, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

References for Cause section:

2. Pruthi S, Jones KN. Nonsurgical management of fibroadenoma and virginal breast hypertrophy. Semin Plast Surg. 2013;27(1):62-6. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vleekim (talk • contribs) 19:29, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Proposed change to "Epidemiology" section:

1. Re-doing the entire text of the section

Removing the text that is currently under the section and replacing it with " Of all breast tissue samples taken, fibroadenomas comprise about 50%, and this rate rises to 75% for tissue sample in women under the age of 20 years.(2) Fibroadenomas are more frequent among women in higher socioeconomic classes and darker-skinned people.(2) Body mass index and the number of full-term pregnancies were found to have a negative correlation with the risk of fibroadenomas.(2) There are no known genetic factors that influence the rate of fibroademonas.(2) The rate of occurrence of fibroadenomas in women have been reported in literature to range from 7% to 13%(2)."
 * Thanks for sharing your suggestion. Please insert your citations using the PMID tool and try to link any med terms that are not already linked earlier in the WP article. E.g.: BMIJenOttawa (talk) 01:54, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

References for "Epidemiology Section" 1. Greenberg, Ron, Yehuda Skornick, and Ofer Kaplan. “Management of Breast Fibroadenomas.” Journal of General Internal Medicine 13.9 (1998): 640–645.

We welcome feedback and suggestions as we learn to edit. Thank you!

-- Belaight (talk) 18:16, 1 October 2018 (UTC)