BREAST MASSES IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE - A PRESENTATION OF 17 CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Breast masses are uncommon in the first two decades of life. 17 girls aged between 2 and 15 years who presented over a 5-year period are rev iewed retrospectively. The cases comprised inflammation (11), asymmetr ical gynaecomastia (1), precocious puberty (1), giant juvenile fibroad enoma (1), primary rhabdomyosarcoma (1), lymphoma (1), and metastatic neuroblastoma (1). Ultrasound was useful in all cases in identifying t he abnormality and guiding any further investigation.