[Evaluation of prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic masses of breast in women visiting in khanevadeh hospital [Oct 2005-2006]]

ABSTRACT

Mammary disorders are among the most important elements causing women to present to a physician. Mammary disorders can Vary form benign masses to malignant cancerous tumors. The occurrence and the elements contributing to the occurrence of asymptomatic breast tumors in the women having presented to Army staff's family Hospital within the term from Oct 2005-2006. This is a descriptive- analytical study carried out on 660 subjects. The subjects were sleeted at random from among the mummer presenting. To the clinic for reasons other than mammary disorders. They were subjected to full breast examinations. Questionnaires were distributed among the subjects in order to survey the elements contributing to the occurrence of breast tumors and the results from the completed questionnaires were analyzed. 5 numbers of total 660 patients were examined in this research had breast tumors and only one case had malignant mass.20% of them malignant 20% cyst and 60% were fibroadenoma. frequency of asymptomatic breast tumors in this study are [0/7%] and 80% of them is benign where as 20% of asymptomatic breast mass was malignant therefore self examination and examination by physician periodically, specially in high risk patient is important