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. 2018 Jan 1;3(1):1–9. doi: 10.1089/trgh.2017.0026

Table 2.

Case Studies of Benign Breast Neoplasia in Transgender Patients Receiving Feminizing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy

First author (year) Tumor type Age at diagnosis Risk factors for breast cancer Hormone, receptor status Feminizing GAHT, type, dose, and duration
Kanhai et al. (1999)31 Fibroadenoma 41 No documented risk factors Not reported Oral cyproterone acetate (50 mg/day; 19 years)
Ethinyl estradiol (0.1 mg/day; 19 years)
Lemmo et al. (2002)32 Fibroadenoma 35 (−) History of cancer (patient) Not reported Oral cyproterone acetate (unknown dose; 13 years)
Ethinyl estradiol (unknown dose; 20 years)
Walsh et al. (2014)33 Angiolipoma 61 No documented risk factors Not reported Unknown type, unknown means of administration (unknown dose; 18 months)
O'Bryan et al. (2018) Myofibroblastoma 76 (−) Family history (+) Estrogen Estradiol patch (100 mcg/day; 13 months)
(+) Risk factor for cancer [former smoker] (+) Progesterone