Carcinoma of breast experience at sheikh Zayed hospital lahore

ABSTRACT

Breast carcinoma is a common malignancy in females. [1] To review the modes of treatment [2] To see the corelation of size of tumour with nodal spread DESIGN. Reterospective study SETTING: Sheikh Zayad Hospital Lahore PERIOD Three years [Jun 1991 -Jun 1994] MATERIAL AND METHODS. 105 patients were studied 101 patients were females and 4 patients were males. Various modes of surgery were noted. Post operative adjuvant therapy, hormone manipulation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy were noted. Mean age was 45,6 years. infiltrating ductal carcinoma was seen in 86.64% patients left breast involvement was 54.28% right breast involvement was seen in 42.85% cases. Mean lymph node invoivemny was 11 and5.24% cases were diagnosed in early ivasive stage [T[2] N[1]M0] CONCLUSIONS: Modified radical mastectomy provides good loco regional control of the disease, adjuvant therapies help to take care of possible spread of tumour