About Fibroadenoma

1.Does fibroadenoma need surgery? A: The only treatment for fibroadenoma is surgery. No certain drug has been found to cure fibroadenoma. The timing of surgery can be problem-specific, and in some cases, observation for a period of time is also possible. 2.What if the fibroadenoma recurs? A: About 30% of patients suffer from multiple fibroadenomas, some of them are manifested as one-time multiple tumors, some are manifested as sequential multiple tumors, and the latter often reoccur in the same breast or opposite breast after surgery. 3.Can fibroadenoma become malignant? A: The chance of malignancy of fibroadenoma is not high, but those who carry tumor for a long time do have the possibility of malignancy. 4.Can I get pregnant without surgery for fibroadenoma? A: Patients with definite fibroadenoma should have surgery to remove it before pregnancy, because the endocrine changes in pregnancy may cause the tumor to increase rapidly in the short term.