Benign and malignant breast disease presenting to Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-46414
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In the absence of formal breast screening services in Nepal, patients must self present upon developing symptoms relating to the breast. Clinical examination and diagnostic tests are then used to differentiate benign and malignant conditions. Referral / presentation patterns are not well studied and this paper aims to investigate this.METHOD:
Here we present the clinico-pathological diagnoses of patients presenting to Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital with breast related complaints within a six month period, and report upon their subsequent management.RESULTS:
727 patients presented with breast related complaints, of whom 34 were diagnosed with breast cancer. These tended to present at late stage and their subsequent management is discussed.CONCLUSION:
As the incidence of breast cancer in Nepal is likely to be under-reported and more than likely rising, patient awareness campaigns are underway in order to facilitate the earlier diagnosis of malignant disease and thus beneficially influence treatment outcomes. To this end the need for the development of dedicated breast services is highlighted.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged, 80 and over
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Breast Diseases
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Breast Neoplasms
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Survival Rate
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Middle Aged
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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