Breast diseases, Pattern at LUMHS, 10 years experience of consecutive referrals to public sector medical university at Hyderabad /Jamshoro

ABSTRACT

Breast lump is the common complaint of women in clinics, which includes the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. The study was conducted to know the pattern of female breast diseases in our setup at Hyderabad / Jamshoro. A descriptive Study. Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro. Descriptive study. It was conducted in the department of pathology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro. Ten years from January 2001 to December 2010. Total of 2693 breast biopsies and mastectomies specimen included in this study, of which 278[10.32%] fibrocystic changes, 507[18.83%] inflammatory, 983[36.5%] benign and 889[33.01%] malignant. Benign Breast disease; fibroadenoma was the most common lesion. Infiltrating ductal carcinomas were next frequent, which reached hospital at late stage of disease