Spectrum of benign breast diseases

Tariq Wahab Khanzada¹, Abdul Samad², Champa Sushel³

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the frequencies of various benign breast diseases (BBD) in female patients in three private hospitals of Hyderabad.

Methodology: This is a prospective cohort study of all female patients visiting the surgical clinic with breast problems. This study was conducted at Isra University Hospital Hyderabad and two other private hospitals of Hyderabad over a period of about three years starting from March 2004 to February 2007. All female patients visiting the surgical clinic with breast problems were included in the study. Patients with obvious clinical features of malignancy or those who on work up were diagnosed as carcinoma were excluded from the study.

Results: A total of 275 patients were included in the study. About 44% (120/275) patients belonged to 3rd decade of life (age between: 21-30 years) followed by 33% from 4th decade (age between: 31 – 40 years). Fibroadenoma was the most common benign breast disease, seen in 27% (75/275) of patients, followed by fibrocystic disease seen in about 21% (57/275) patients.

Conclusion: Benign Breast Diseases (BBD) are common problems in females of reproductive age. Fibroadenoma is the commonest of all benign breast disease in our set up mostly seen in 2nd and 3rd decade of life. Fibrocystic disease of the breast is the next common BBD whose incidence increases with increasing age.

KEY WORDS: Benign breast disease, Fibroadenoma, Fibrocystic diseases.

Pak J Med Sci    April - June 2009    Vol. 25 No. 2    265-268

How to cite this article:

Khanzada TW, Samad A, Sushel C. Spectrum of benign breast diseases Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(2):265-268.

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1. Dr. Tariq Wahab Khanzada FCPS, FRCS,
Assistant Professor,
2. Dr. Abdul Samad FCPS,
Associate Professor
3. Dr. Champa Sushel FCPS,
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery,
1-3: Isra University Hospital,
Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Correspondence

Dr. Tariq Wahab Khanzada,
Flat. No. C-51, Hasnain Square,
Liberty Market, Jacob Road,
Hyderabad, Pakistan.
E-mail: tariqwahab@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: September 24, 2008

* Accepted: February 5, 2009

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