Fibroadenoma causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ifeoma Odukwe, M.D. [2] Haytham Allaham, M.D. [3]

Overview

There are no known direct causes for fibroadenoma.

Causes

The exact etiology of fibroadenoma is unknown/debatable. Nonetheless, professionals believe that it may be related to an increase in the sensitivity of the breast tissue to estrogen.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Lee M, Soltanian HT (2015). “Breast fibroadenomas in adolescents: current perspectives”. Adolesc Health Med Ther. 6: 159–63. doi:10.2147/AHMT.S55833. PMC 4562655. PMID 26366109.
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[pmid26366109-1] Lee M, Soltanian HT (2015). “Breast fibroadenomas in adolescents: current perspectives”. Adolesc Health Med Ther. 6: 159–63. doi:10.2147/AHMT.S55833. PMC 4562655. PMID 26366109.

[pmid30570966-2] Ajmal M, Van Fossen K. PMID 30570966. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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