Research & Literature

Nonpalpable BI-RADS 4 breast lesions: sonographic findings and pathology correlation.

Elverici E, Barça AN, Aktaş H, et al.

Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) 2015; (21(3)):189-94 doi:10.5152/dir.2014.14103.

Complex fibroadenoma and breast cancer risk: a Mayo Clinic Benign Breast Disease Cohort Study.

Nassar A, Visscher DW, Degnim AC, et al.

Breast cancer research and treatment 2015; (153(2)):397-405 doi:10.1007/s10549-015-3535-8.

Breast Density and Benign Breast Disease: Risk Assessment to Identify Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer.

Tice JA, Miglioretti DL, Li CS, et al.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2015; (33(28)):3137-43 doi:10.1200/JCO.2015.60.8869.

Improving Patient Care by Incorporation of Multidisciplinary Breast Radiology-Pathology Correlation Conference.

Prakash S, Venkataraman S, Slanetz PJ, et al.

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes 2016; (67(2)):122-9.

Practice Bulletin No. 164: Diagnosis and Management of Benign Breast Disorders.

Obstetrics and gynecology 2016; (127(6)):e141-e156 doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000001482.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria Palpable Breast Masses.

Harvey JA, Mahoney MC, Newell MS, et al.

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2016; (13(11S)):e31-e42 doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2016.09.022.

Can a pathological complete response of breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy be diagnosed by minimal invasive biopsy?

Heil J, Schaefgen B, Sinn P, et al.

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) 2016; (69()):142-150 doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2016.09.034.

Family History of Breast Cancer, Breast Density, and Breast Cancer Risk in a U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Population.

Ahern TP, Sprague BL, Bissell MCS, et al.

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2017; (26(6)):938-944 doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0801.

First ultrasound diagnosis of BI-RADS 3 lesions in young patients: Can 6-months follow-up be sufficient to assess stability?

Marcon M, Frauenfelder T, Becker AS, et al.

European journal of radiology 2017; (89()):226-233 doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.02.012.

Minimally Invasive Breast Fibroadenoma Excision Using an Ultrasound-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy Device.

Papathemelis T, Heim S, Lux MP, et al.

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 2017; (77(2)):176-181 doi:10.1055/s-0043-100387.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Palpable Breast Masses.

, Moy L, Heller SL, et al.

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2017; (14(5S)):S203-S224 doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2017.02.033.

Fibroepithelial lesions; The WHO spectrum.

Krings G, Bean GR, Chen YY

Seminars in diagnostic pathology 2017; (34(5)):438-452 doi:10.1053/j.semdp.2017.05.006.

[Five-year experience with the multidisciplinary evaluation of breast lesions according to the Decker radio-pathologic correlation system].

Cserni G, Ambrózay É, Serfőző O

Orvosi hetilap 2017; (158(28)):1100-1108 doi:10.1556/650.2017.30790.

Utility of BI-RADS Assessment Category 4 Subdivisions for Screening Breast MRI.

Strigel RM, Burnside ES, Elezaby M, et al.

AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2017; (208(6)):1392-1399 doi:10.2214/AJR.16.16730.

Combining quantitative and qualitative breast density measures to assess breast cancer risk.

Kerlikowske K, Ma L, Scott CG, et al.

Breast cancer research : BCR 2017; (19(1)):97 doi:10.1186/s13058-017-0887-5.

Evaluating imaging-pathology concordance and discordance after ultrasound-guided breast biopsy.

Park VY, Kim EK, Moon HJ, et al.

Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) 2018; (37(2)):107-120 doi:10.14366/usg.17049.

Genetics and genomics of breast fibroadenomas.

Loke BN, Md Nasir ND, Thike AA, et al.

Journal of clinical pathology 2018; (71(5)):381-387 doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204838.

BI-RADS 3: Current and Future Use of Probably Benign.

Lee KA, Talati N, Oudsema R, et al.

Current radiology reports 2018; (6(2)):5 doi:10.1007/s40134-018-0266-8.

Specialized Second Opinion Interpretations of Breast Imaging: Impact on Additional Workup and Management.

Weinfurtner RJ, Niell B, Mekhail Y, et al.

Clinical breast cancer 2018; (18(5)):e1031-e1036 doi:10.1016/j.clbc.2018.03.009.

Recurrent juvenile fibroadenoma of the breast in an adolescent: A case report.

Huang IC, Li PC, Ding DC

Medicine 2018; (97(20)):e10765 doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010765.

Is excision biopsy of fibroadenomas based solely on size criteria warranted?

Neville G, Neill CO, Murphy R, et al.

The breast journal 2018; (24(6)):981-985 doi:10.1111/tbj.13069.

Subtypes of Benign Breast Disease as a Risk Factor of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta Analyses.

Salamat F, Niakan B, Keshtkar A, et al.

Iranian journal of medical sciences 2018; (43(4)):355-364.

Breast fibroadenomas are not associated with increased breast cancer risk in an African American contemporary cohort of women with benign breast disease.

Shaik AN, Ruterbusch JJ, Abdulfatah E, et al.

Breast cancer research : BCR 2018; (20(1)):91 doi:10.1186/s13058-018-1027-6.

Intermediate and long-term outcomes of fibroadenoma excision in adolescent and young adult patients.

Javed A, Jenkins SM, Labow B, et al.

The breast journal 2019; (25(1)):91-95 doi:10.1111/tbj.13159.

Diagnostic performance of ultrasound strain elastography for differentiation of malignant breast lesions.

Georgieva M, Prantl L, Utpatel K, et al.

Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation 2019; (71(2)):237-247 doi:10.3233/CH-189415.

Benign Breast Tumours - Diagnosis and Management.

Paepke S, Metz S, Brea Salvago A, Ohlinger R

Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) 2018; (13(6)):403-412 doi:10.1159/000495919.

Specialized Second Opinion Review of Breast MRI Impacts Management and Increases Cancer Detection.

Weinfurtner RJ, Mooney B, Forbus J

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2019; (16(7)):922-927 doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2019.01.006.

Enlarging biopsy-proven fibroadenoma: Is surgical excision necessary?

Dialani V, Chansakul T, Lai KC, et al.

Clinical imaging 2019; (57()):35-39 doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.03.014.

Giant fibroadenoma with massive infarction masquerading as malignancy: a case report.

Singh SK, Gupta P, Arora R, et al.

International cancer conference journal 2017; (6(4)):167-170 doi:10.1007/s13691-017-0299-5.

Ultrasound Guided Therapeutic Excisional Vacuum Assisted Biopsy in Breast Fibroadenomas.

Buğdaycı O, Kaya H, Arıbal E

The journal of breast health 2017; (13(2)):74-76 doi:10.5152/tjbh.2017.3038.

Family History, Reproductive, and Lifestyle Risk Factors for Fibroadenoma and Breast Cancer.

Li J, Humphreys K, Ho PJ, et al.

JNCI cancer spectrum 2018; (2(3)):pky051 doi:10.1093/jncics/pky051.

Benign Breast Disease in Women.

Stachs A, Stubert J, Reimer T, Hartmann S

Deutsches Arzteblatt international 2019; (116(33-34)):565-574.

Surgeon-Performed Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy of the Breast: Results from a Multicentre Australian Study.

Bennett I, de Viana D, Law M, Saboo A

World journal of surgery 2020; (44(3)):819-824 doi:10.1007/s00268-019-05266-7.

Minimally Invasive Breast Procedures: Practical Tips and Tricks.

Huppe AI, Brem RF

AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2020; (214(2)):306-315 doi:10.2214/AJR.19.22082.

Main Traits of Breast Fibroadenoma Among Adolescent Girls.

Sun C, Zhang W, Ma H, et al.

Cancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals 2020; (35(4)):271-276 doi:10.1089/cbr.2019.3209.

Cancer Yield and Patterns of Follow-up for BI-RADS Category 3 after Screening Mammography Recall in the National Mammography Database.

Berg WA, Berg JM, Sickles EA, et al.

Radiology 2020; (296(1)):32-41 doi:10.1148/radiol.2020192641.

Juvenile Fibroadenoma in a Four-Month-Old Male Infant.

Van den Berge S, Keupers M, Breysem L

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology 2020; (104(1)):42 doi:10.5334/jbsr.2155.

Benign Disorders of the Breast in Pregnancy and Lactation.

Taib NA, Rahmat K

Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2020; (1252()):43-51 doi:10.1007/978-3-030-41596-9_6.

Fibroadenomas: a multidisciplinary review of the variants.

Basara Akin I, Balci P

Clinical imaging 2021; (71()):83-100 doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.10.058.

A Diagnostic Enigma - A Rare Presentation Of Juvenile Fibroadenoma In A Premenarchal Girl.

Nishtha , Kaur N, Tanveer N, Naskar S

Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2021; (34(4)):558-560 doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2021.01.015.

Carcinoma Breast-Like Giant Complex Fibroadenoma: A Clinical Masquerade.

Nigam JS, Tewari P, Prasad T, et al.

Cureus 2021; (13(1)):e12611 doi:10.7759/cureus.12611.

The Positive Predictive Values of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) 4 Lesions and its Mammographic Morphological Features.

Mohapatra SK, Mishra A, Sahoo TK, et al.

Indian journal of surgical oncology 2021; (12(1)):182-189 doi:10.1007/s13193-020-01274-5.

Giant breast fibroadenoma in pregnancy.

Krhovský Miroslav, Pilka Radovan, Fait Vuk, Eim Josef

Ceska gynekologie 2021; (86(2)):114-117 doi:10.48095/cccg2021114.

Fibroepithelial tumours of the breast-a review.

Lerwill MF, Lee AHS, Tan PH

Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology 2022; (480(1)):45-63 doi:10.1007/s00428-021-03175-6.

Efficacy and Safety of Vacuum-Assisted Excision for Benign Breast Mass Lesion: A Meta-Analysis.

Yoo HS, Kang WS, Pyo JS, Yoon J

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) 2021; (57(11)) doi:10.3390/medicina57111260.

Which lesions with a radiological or core biopsy diagnosis of fibroadenoma should be excised?

Lee A, James J, Whisker L, et al.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2022; (104(5)):361-366 doi:10.1308/rcsann.2021.0208.

Prevalence of breast fibroadenoma in healthy physical examination population in Guangdong province of China: a cross-sectional study.

Zhu L, Zeng X, Jiang S, et al.

BMJ open 2022; (12(6)):e057080 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057080.

A Single-Center Audit of BI-RADS 3 Assessment Category Utilization in Mammography and Breast Ultrasound.

Common J, Abdullah P, Alabousi A

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes 2023; (74(1)):69-77 doi:10.1177/08465371221121706.

Fibroadenoma: a guide for junior clinicians.

Hudson-Phillips S, Graham G, Cox K, Al Sarakbi W

British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) 2022; (83(10)):1-9 doi:10.12968/hmed.2022.0070.

Giant Juvenile Fibroadenoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Eleftheriades A, Tsarna E, Toutoudaki K, et al.

Journal of clinical medicine 2023; (12(5)) doi:10.3390/jcm12051855.

Learning curve in ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excision of breast lesions for surgeons and ultrasound physicians.

Shen W, Sun Y, Song Y, et al.

Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery 2023; (13(3)):1478-1487 doi:10.21037/qims-22-573.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Palpable Breast Masses: 2022 Update.

, Klein KA, Kocher M, et al.

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2023; (20(5S)):S146-S163 doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2023.02.013.

Second opinion (external specialist referral) practice of breast pathology: the Nottingham experience.

Rakha EA, Adebayo LA, Abbas A, et al.

Histopathology 2023; (83(3)):394-405 doi:10.1111/his.14993.

Efficacy and safety of vacuum-assisted excision (VAE) of fibroadenomas: experience in a tertiary centre.

Carriero S, Depretto C, Cozzi A, et al.

La Radiologia medica 2023; (128(10)):1199-1205 doi:10.1007/s11547-023-01684-9.

Demystifying Breast Disease Markers.

Wells VA, Medeiros I, Shevtsov A, et al.

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 2023; (43(10)):e220151 doi:10.1148/rg.220151.

Imaging and Management of Fibroepithelial Lesions of the Breast: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation.

Zhang M, Arjmandi FK, Porembka JH, et al.

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 2023; (43(11)):e230051 doi:10.1148/rg.230051.

Extending the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Model of Invasive Breast Cancer.

Gard CC, Tice JA, Miglioretti DL, et al.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2024; (42(7)):779-789 doi:10.1200/JCO.22.02470.

European guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of breast lesions with uncertain malignant potential (B3 lesions) developed jointly by EUSOMA, EUSOBI, ESP (BWG) and ESSO.

Rubio IT, Wyld L, Marotti L, et al.

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology 2024; (50(1)):107292 doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107292.

Understanding Fibroadenoma of the Breast: A Comprehensive Review of Pre-operative and Post-operative Clinicopathological Correlations.

Pandit P, Murkey SP, Agarwal A, et al.

Cureus 2023; (15(12)):e51329 doi:10.7759/cureus.51329.

Correlation of Histopathology and Radiological Findings Among the Diverse Breast Lesions in a Tertiary Care Centre.

Mohan R, Selvakumar A S, S R, et al.

Cureus 2024; (16(1)):e52097 doi:10.7759/cureus.52097.

Safety and Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Cryoablation for Benign Breast Fibroepithelial Lesions.

Plaza MJ, Kumar AV, Sanchez-Gonzalez MA

Journal of breast imaging 2019; (1(4)):324-328 doi:10.1093/jbi/wbz047.

Giant juvenile fibroadenoma: A case report.

El Graini S, El Hassouni F, Rouas L, et al.

International journal of surgery case reports 2024; (121()):109897 doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109897.

Ultrasound-guided cryoablation: Our experience in percutaneous treatment as an alternative to surgery for fibroadenomas of the breast lesions.

Díaz de Bustamante Durbán T, Roca Navarro MJ, Navarro Monforte Y, et al.

Radiologia 2024; (66(3)):228-235 doi:10.1016/j.rxeng.2022.12.011.

One of the biggest and heaviest juvenile bilateral breast fibroadenoma: A case report.

Al Hakkak SMM, Al Faham FSM, Awwady AN, et al.

International journal of surgery case reports 2024; (121()):109954 doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109954.

Role of ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy in the management of radiologic-pathologic discordance: a retrospective single-centre study.

Vatteroni G, Pinna G, Trimboli RM, et al.

La Radiologia medica 2024; (129(10)):1454-1462 doi:10.1007/s11547-024-01864-1.

Ultrasound-guided cryoablation of early breast cancer: safety, technical efficacy, patients' satisfaction, and outcome prediction with MRI/CEM: a pilot case-control study.

Galati F, Pasculli M, Maroncelli R, et al.

European radiology experimental 2024; (8(1)):120 doi:10.1186/s41747-024-00515-4.

Effectiveness of ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excision for treating benign breast lesions.

Tan X, Xuhong J, Ai X, et al.

Cancer innovation 2025; (4(1)):e158 doi:10.1002/cai2.158.

Understanding BI-RADS Category 3.

Fazeli S, Stepenosky J, Guirguis MS, et al.

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 2025; (45(1)):e240169 doi:10.1148/rg.240169.

Role of centchroman in regression of fibroadenoma: A 2-arm randomized control trial.

Rai P, Nityanand S, Singh A, et al.

Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 2025; (80()):100567 doi:10.1016/j.clinsp.2024.100567.

Classification of Fibroepithelial Lesions of the Breast in Core Needle Biopsy With Implications for Further Management.

Rakha EA, Quinn C, Raymond W, et al.

Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc 2025; (38(5)):100734 doi:10.1016/j.modpat.2025.100734.

Trends, Outcomes, and Costs of Surgical Excisional Biopsy for Fibroadenoma of the Breast.

Rath P, Vasigh M, Soleimani T, Euhus DM

World journal of surgery 2025; (49(4)):797-803 doi:10.1002/wjs.12542.

Patient experience and healthcare cost aspects of vacuum-assisted excision of breast lesions. A report from the Swedish VAE randomized clinical trial.

Zouzos A, Fredriksson I, Karakatsanis A, et al.

European journal of radiology 2025; (186()):112062 doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112062.

Mammoplasty With Nipple-sparing Goldilocks Technique in Unilateral Gigantic Juvenile Fibroadenoma.

Meghji NA, Mkoma I, Ngaiza A, et al.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2025; (13(6)):e6894 doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000006894.

From Fibroadenoma to Phyllodes Tumor: Case Analysis of Borderline and Giant Breast Tumors with Literature Review.

Kazlauskaitė J, Schmeil I

Acta medica Lituanica 2025; (32(1)):190-205 doi:10.15388/Amed.2025.32.1.4.

Efficacy and Safety of Centchroman in the Treatment of Breast Fibroadenoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Kumar K, Pallavi K, Martand K, et al.

Cureus 2025; (17(6)):e87046 doi:10.7759/cureus.87046.

Breast cryoablation for management of benign fibroadenomas: A systematic review of the literature.

Ramgopal Y, Dodelzon K, Coffey K, Lamparello NA

Clinical imaging 2025; (127()):110632 doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2025.110632.

Surgeon Performed Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy/Excision Is a Viable Paradigm for the Management of Benign and B3 Lesions-An Australian Multicenter Experience.

Poels D, de Viana D, Van Wyngaard T, et al.

World journal of surgery 2025; (49(12)):3343-3349 doi:10.1002/wjs.70132.

American Society of Breast Surgeons and Society of Breast Imaging 2025 Guidelines for the Management of Benign Breast Fibroepithelial Lesions.

Rosenberger LH, White RL, Tafra L, et al.

JAMA surgery 2025; (160(12)):1378-1385 doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2025.4392.

Follow-up Recommendations for Young, Average Risk Women With BI-RADS 3 Masses.

Shpanskaya K, Nguyen DL, Grimm LJ, Ghate SV

Journal of breast imaging 2026; (8(1)):22-31 doi:10.1093/jbi/wbaf042.

Fibroepithelial Lesions: An Update for Daily Practice (Part-I).

Long Chow Z, Gudi M, Tan PH

Surgical pathology clinics 2025; (18(4)):675-699 doi:10.1016/j.path.2025.05.005.

Subsequent breast cancer risk after benign breast biopsy in racially diverse women: Siteman Cancer Center.

Koric A, Bennett DL, Boulos F, Colditz GA

Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2026; (118(7)):1229-1237 doi:10.1093/jnci/djag048.

A case of giant juvenile fibroadenoma in an adolescent girl: a case report.

Adugna NB, Negasa GA, Terefe MT, et al.

Journal of medical case reports 2026; (20(1)).

Radiologic-Pathologic Discordance After Image-Guided Breast Biopsy: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Outcomes.

Yincharoen P, Sharma CP, Tawanwongsri W

Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) 2026; (14(2)) doi:10.3390/medsci14020229.

A deceptive fungating breast mass: giant fibroadenoma with multiple epidermal inclusion cysts mimicking malignancy.

Heilat GB, Alrosan AZ, Muhsen RM, et al.

Future science OA 2026; (12(1)):2728652 doi:10.1080/20565623.2026.2728652.

Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy and Post-Biopsy Scarring: Implications for Imaging Interpretation.

Sardouk OE, Rizkallah J, Zeid FA, et al.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 2026; (16(17)) doi:10.3390/diagnostics16172705.