CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH BREAST DISEASES
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
BACKGROUND Breast pathologies being benign and malignant with varying treatment options remain a challenge for the surgeons. Also, the prognosis of the breast disease varies from one condition to the other. With this varying treatment options and prognosis, breast diseases especially breast carcinomas add burden not only to the health care sector but also to the patient in economic terms also. Hence, this study was planned to know the clinical profile of breast diseases among females more than 15 years of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data was a descriptive study collected from hundred female patients above 15 yrs. of age who presented with breast lump, pain in the breast and nipple discharge and willing to undergo histopathology examination/ FNAC and treatment for their breast disease in outpatient and inpatient surgery department in SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur during the period from June 2013 to May 2016 were included as study subjects. RESULTS Majority of study participants (26) belonged to 31 - 40 years of age group. Breast lump and pain were the most common presenting symptoms. Clinically, 27 patients were diagnosed to have fibroadenoma and fibrocystic disease and abscess were reported in 14 patients and 8 patients, respectively. Also, 32 patients were clinically found to have carcinoma. Histopathologically, 30 patients were diagnosed to be suffering from ductal carcinoma. Fibrocystic disease was reported in 29 patients and fibroadenoma and mastitis in 23 patients and 9 patients, respectively. CONCLUSION This study shows that breast disease both benign and malignant were on increasing trends and this shows that health care sector needs to be strengthened in order to diagnose and treat breast diseases promptly and also further researches are needed.
Authors and Affiliations
Rajesh Chakkarapani, Debarath Das, Kishore Dhanajayan
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