MULTIPLE GIANT FIBROADENOMAS - CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND RADIOLOGIC FINDINGS

We describe the case of a 25-year-old Caucasian woman suffering from u nilateral enlargement of the breast. Morphologic evaluation of various imaging modalities including mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic re sonance imaging suggested a benign tumor embedded in stromal tissue. T he time course of the Gd-DTPA uptake in dynamic magnetic resonance ima ging, however, was also compatible with a malignant lesion. Postoperat ive pathological examination revealed multiple giant fibroadenomas, a rare disease, usually encountered in black female adolescents. Radiolo gic presentation, differential diagnosis, and morphologic findings are discussed, and a review of the literature is contained heroin.