بررسي فراواني توده هاي پستاني بر اساس نتايج پاتولوژي در سنندج از سال 1374 الي 1378

Evaluation of the incidence of the breast masses based on the pathological evidences in Sanandaj during 1374-1378

Background and Aim Breast cancer in one of the most fatal cancers which is second to lung cancer, in regard to the hight mortality rate among women. The present study was designed to determine the incidence rate of the breast masses and their histopatholgical characteristics. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross sectional descriptive one and the data were obtained from the medical records in the sanandaj pathology center. Data were analyzed statistically by means of SPSS soft ware. Results: 83 (21.5%) of 386 masses were known to be malignant, while 303 (78.5%) of them were benign. Among the malignant tumors, infiltrated ductal carcinoma was the most prevalent (81.9%). Although benign masses, fibrocystic disease and fibroadenoma, had the frequencies of 34.3% and 34%, respectively. Female/male ratio was 8. Conclusion: According to the results of this study most of the breast masses were benign. Therefore proper measures to prevent malignant changes are highly recomended.