Clinico- Radiological -Pathological Study of Benign Breast Diseases
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 12
Abstract
Introduction: Benign breast diseases (BBDs) are the group of non-cancerous condition which include a variety of diseases. The patient commonly presents with pain, lump or nipple discharge. The aim of this study is to study the patterns of BBDs and to correlate the clinical diagnosis with radiological and pathological findings. Material and Methods: Three hundred patients were included in the study who attended the OPD of General Surgery Department at Military Hospital, Dehradun from October 2017 to October 2018. All the patients underwent detailed history recording and clinical examination. Subsequently based on assessment they underwent Ultrasound or Mammography of Breast. After that they underwent FNAC or Excision Biopsy with Histopathological (HPE) examination. In the end clinical examination was correlated with radiological and pathological findings. Result: Out of 300 patients, the most common presentation was breast Lump (264 patient), followed by breast pain (112 patients) and nipple discharge (26 patients). The most common age of presentation was 21-30 years with Right side of the breast more commonly involved than left side. The most common clinical diagnosis was Fibroadenoma (42%), followed by fibroadenosis (16%) and Breast abscess (13%). Overall clinical diagnosis of BBDs was corroborated with radiological and pathological findings in 98.6% cases. Conclusion: Benign breast diseases are common in female patients and fibroadenoma is the commonest of them all. Triple assessment provided a quick diagnosis and it alleviated unnecessary anxiety from the patients about breast cancer
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Brajesh Kumar, Nitish Khandelwal, AK Paliwal, Manashi Ghosh
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