Treatment of breast lumps in the teenager

The presence of a breast lump in any age group raises the fear of maligancy, and as a result it has been suggested that all solid discrete lesions in the breast should be excised. However, carcinoma is rare under 30 years of age in one report no malignancy occurred under age 27 years. If the risk of malignancy is neglgible, a conservative attitude may be considered in teenage patients with breast lumps. To decide if this approach is appropriate, we analysed all out breast biposies in the 13-19 age group (AU)