Fibroadenomas of the breasts are small, solid, rubbery, noncancerous, harmless lumps composed of fibrous and glandular tissue. Because breast cancers can also appear as a lump, doctors usually recommend a tissue sample ( biopsy) to rule out cancer. Unlike typical lumps from breast cancer, fibroadenomas are mobile with clearly defined edges and can be felt easily with the palm of the hand.

Malignant breast tumors are operated usually by General Surgeons and for reconstruction of breast Plastic Surgeons are called for. But I feel that benign breast tumors e.g. Fibroadenomas should be operated by Plastic Surgeons, because in these cases only the mass is removed without total ablation of the breast and cosmesis in these cases are of utmost importance. Repair by a Plastic Surgeon will definitely produce a cosmetically better scar.