Frequency of Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Breast Lump in Females

Abstract

Objective: To determine the relative frequency of Benign and Malignant pathology of breast lump in female 
patients. 
Design of Study: Experimental Study.  
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Margalla Teaching Hospital Rawalpindi and United 
Medical Center Rawalpindi for the period of 01 year stated form March 2008 to March 2009. 
Patients and Method: In this study, 100 Female patients, presented with breast lump. History of the patients, 
clinical finding of breast lump and Axillary lymph nodes and the results of FNAC or excisional biopsy were 
recorded in the prepared Performa.  
Results:  out of 100 female patients, 88 (88%) patients were found with the benign breast disease in 12 patients we 
found malignancy. In benign breast diseases fibroadenoma was the most common found in 38 patients followed by 
the fibrocystic disease, found in 26 patients remaining benign breast diseases were breast abscess and duct ectasia. 
Among the malignancy, Ductal cell carcinoma and lobular carcinoma were found in 8(8%) and 4(4%) patients 
respectively.  
Conclusion: High incidence of carcinoma of breast is noted after 30 years and it is increased subsequently therefore 
a surgeon managing the breast lump after 30 years should be  very careful and suspicious  regarding the malignant 
breast lump. Early diagnosis and management of the carcinoma of the breast has the key role in terms of increased 
survival rate of the patients.