Pattern of benign breast diseases

ABSTRACT

This observational study was done on 234 patients at surgical unit-1 of Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi to see the pattern of benign breast diseases in females. All patients presenting with breast lumps were evaluated clinically and subjected to FNAC or core needle biopsy. Fibrocystic disease was the commonest [26.92%] followed by fibroadenoma [23.50%]. fibrocystic disease was common in 5th decade [41.26%] and fibro adenoma in 2nd decade [42.27%] of life. Incidence of mastalgia [8.54%] was quite low with chronic granulomatous mastitis [5.98%] quite high in our study as compared to international literature