Author/Authors :
HUSSAIN, NAZAR Baqai Medical College, Pakistan , AYAZ, BUSHRA Baqai Medical College, Pakistan , N., NADIA Baqai Medical College, Pakistan , ALI, ZULFIQUAR Baqai Medical College, Pakistan
Abstract :
The study was conducted to know the pattern of female breast diseases in Karachi. In this study there were a total of 307 breast biopsies and mastectomy specimens of which 67 were inflammatory, 166 benign and 74 malignant. Fibroadenoma was the commonest (35.179%) followed by invasive ductal carcinoma (21.824%), fibrocystic disease (16.286%), breast abscess (7.166%) and chronic mastitis (7.817%). Fibroadenoma was common in second decade and infiltrative ductal carcinoma in fifth decade. Breast carcinoma occurs at a younger age group in (Karachi – Pakistan) than in western countries
