Clinicopathologic features of breast diseases in a clinic

Meme Hastalıkları; Meme Karsinomu; Mastit Abstract Aim: The breast tissue in women shows continuous change from birth with the hormonal effect, and various symptoms occur accordingly. Breast diseases are among the most common diseases seen in women and their incidence is continuously increasing. Material and Method: The records of patients aged 18 to 75 who were consulted to Ahi Evran University Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Clinic between October 2014-January 2016 and who were pathologically diagnosed with primary breast disease were retrospectively examined. Clinical information was analyzed with SPSS 19. Results: The most common patient complaint was breast pain (43 patients). The most commonly encountered benign pathology was fibroadenoma (24 patients). Inflammatory diseases were encountered in 12 patients. 26 patients were diagnosed with malignant breast lesions. Discussion: In our study, similar to the literature, benign breast diseases formed the most commonly observed group, with a rate of 59.5%. Malign breast diseases formed the second most commonly diagnosed group, with a rate of 27.6%. Inflammatory breast diseases formed the third most commonly diagnosed group, with a rate of 12.7%.