A Descriptive Study of Various Causes and Treatment Modalities of Mastalgia in Females of all Age Groups in Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar
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2019-05
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Society for Health Care & Research Development
Abstract
Mastalgia or Breast pain, is a common symptom which women may experience at different time in their lives. Many women worry that pain in their breasts is caused by breast cancer. Breast cancer rarely causes breast pain, however a thorough history and clinical examination by clinician appreciates it. Methods: A descriptive study was carried out in department of general surgery, Govt. Medical College in Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar. there is 500 cases of mastalgia collected in Guru Nanak Dev Hospital and diagnosis was made on basis of clinical history and local examination of both breasts. All the quadrants of the breast were examined. Treatment of each patient was done as per the diagnosis. Results: Among 500 Patients 449 patients had cyclical mastalgia were as 51 patients has non cyclical mastalgia. Conclusion: In our study 89.8% of the patients experienced cyclical mastalgia and 10.2% non cyclical mastalgia.
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Breast, Mastalgia
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Walia Bhupinder Singh, Kapoor Venita, Singh Rahul, Kumar Ajay, Neki N. S.. A Descriptive Study of Various Causes and Treatment Modalities of Mastalgia in Females of all Age Groups in Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar. Annals of International medical and Dental Research. 2019 May; 5(3): 29-31