Fine needle aspiration biopsy is a technique used all over the world in the diagnosis and management of breast lumps. It is safe, quick, accurate, cost effective and acceptable to the patients. We reviewed 234 fine needle aspiration biopsies performed over a period extending from 1991-1993 for diagnosis of breast lesions. Majority of the patients presented with breast lumps (89.7%). On FNAB 144...

It has been suggested that establishing a pathology data pool promotes epidemiological analysis. A personal such data pool established among the Ibos of Nigeria covering 30 years revealed that 124 females presented with breast lumps on anticipating cancer. However, these proved to be just lymph nodes. On analysis, there were patterns that showed a growing awareness of the necessity for self bre...

Objective. This study assessed the initial experiences, symptoms, and actions of patients in Ethiopia ultimately determined to have breast cancer. Methods. 69 participants in a comprehensive breast cancer treatment program at the main national cancer hospital in Ethiopia were interviewed using mixed qualitative and quantitative approaches. Participants' narratives of their initial cancer experi...

BACKGROUND Non-cancerous diseases of the breast have assumed increasing importance because of the public awareness of breast cancer. These benign diseases are a recognized important risk factor for later breast cancer which can develop in either breast. The risk estimate of these benign breast diseases has not been well established in sub Saharan Africa. Women with benign proliferative or atypi...

1 Associate Professor, Department Of Surgery, Govt. Medical College Amritsar. 2 Assistant Professor, Department Of Surgery, Govt. Medical College Amritsar. 3 Junior Resident, Department Of Surgery, Govt. Medical College Amritsar. 4 Gynaecologist and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Ivy Hospital Amritsar. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: Br...

Background. Nearly 70% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Ghana are in advanced stages of the disease due especially to low awareness, resulting in limited treatment success and high death rate. With limited epidemiological studies on breast cancer in Ghana, the aim of this study is to assess and understand the pattern of breast cancer distribution for enhancing early detection and treatm...

Basal prolactin levels were measured before operation in 113 patients undergoing surgery for a lump in the breast. Prolactin concentrations were not significantly higher in those patients with breast cancer than in those with benign lumps. Prolactin concentrations were, however, found to be higher in premenopausal women than in postmenopausal ones, regardless of tumour histology.

The incidence of breast cancer with fibroadenoma (FAM) in young patients is a rarely reported case, <1% all cases women suffering from cancer. This case report aims to highlight the importance considering presence FAM and at same time age be treated comprehensively. A 31-year-old woman complaints lump pain. Mother has history lumps. There were no menstrual disturbances use hormonal contracep...