Trinidad and Tobago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Hello. can fibroadenoma become cancerous .it is located @l breast *3 years..it was removed 2yrs ago, but it came back bigger and hurts a lot. ?
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Dr. Wayne Ingramanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fibroadenoma: Breast fibroadenomas are rarely cancerous, however, in your case, they can be large and painful which should prompt removal so as not to mask an underlying "hidden" separate cancerous tumor.
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