Assessment of Clinico-Morphological Patterns of Palpable Breast Lumps in Tripura.

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dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Sumana
dc.contributor.authorNath, Sanjay
dc.contributor.authorIslam, Habibul
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-15T05:52:50Z
dc.date.available2016-12-15T05:52:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractBackground : With growing awareness in the general population, especially about breast pathologies, a lady with a breast lump is one of the commonest presentations in outpatient departments. Clinical examination would be followed in most patients with a confirmatory diagnosis under the microscope. Aim : The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinico-morphological patterns of palpable breast lump in Tripura. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted from January 2010 to January 2015 in Tripura Medical College and Dr BRAM Teaching Hospital. Study included all diagnosed cases of female breast lump during the above mentioned period. Detailed clinical data including age, site, side, family history and histological reports were retrieved from the records section. Observation: A total number of 140 cases studied ranging from 18 years to 80 years having a mean age of 49 years. Most common age group was seen in 18-30 years for benign lesions and 40- 60 years for malignant lesions. The commonest type of benign lesion was Fibroadenoma with 58 cases (76.3%) and in malignant lesions Infiltrating duct carcinoma was the commonest type with 32 cases (50%), followed by medullary carcinoma with 16 cases (25%). The disease was found on the left side in 91 cases (65%) and on the right side in 48 cases (34.3%) and bilateral in 1 case (0.71%). In cases of malignancy TNM Staging was available in 32 cases. Majority of the cases were stage II,en_US
dc.identifier.citationGhosh Sumana , Nath Sanjay, Islam Habibul. Assessment of Clinico-Morphological Patterns of Palpable Breast Lumps in Tripura. Indian Medical Gazette. 2015 Jun; 149(6): 207-211.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/179872
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/ice/t15/i6/icet15i6p207.pdfen_US
dc.subjectbreast canceren_US
dc.subjectinfiltrating duct carcinomaen_US
dc.subjectlobular carcinomaen_US
dc.subjectTNM stagingen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Clinico-Morphological Patterns of Palpable Breast Lumps in Tripura.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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