frequency of breast carcinoma in Nineva province

Hospital-based data on 152 cases [148 females and 4 males] of breast carcinoma diagnosed in the pathology department during the period 1976-1980 are presented. Histopathological classification of such cases was done using the recent W. H. O. classification. Infiltrative duct carcinoma [71.62%] was the most common type. It mainly occurred in the fourth and fifth decades of life. Medullary carcinoma was fairly a common type of breast cancer [13.51%]. It occurred in younger age group than the infiltrative ductal type. These findings are compared and discussed in relation to other studies and in relation to certain factors