European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

EVALUATION OF BENIGN BREAST DISEASE, ITS CLINICAL PRESENTATION, INDICATIONS FOR MAMMOGRAPHY AND BIOPSY, RESULTS OF TREATMENT

*Dr. Anand Agrawal and Dr. S. N. Jajoo

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND- Benign breast disease is a neglected entity despite the fact that it constitutes the majority of breast complaints. Breast cancer has taken precedence over benign breast disease since it is more fearsome although the number of females with benign breast diseases is substantial. Benign breast diseases can occur any time during the life span of a female, though its manifestation in a male is limited. The incidence of suspicious benign breast diseases and those benign breast diseases which are not reacting to medical line of management is still unknown and requires evaluation. Another important question remains is the risk of malignancy associated with these lesions. Correlation of histologic and imaging findings is essential for providing appropriate recommendations regarding risk management. Occasionally, pathologic findings may not be concordant with the imaging findings noted by the radiologist and the malignancy can be missed resulting in delayed diagnosis of breast cancer. To investigate these questions this study was conducted to evaluate benign breast diseases with their clinical features and finding out the risk of malignancy associated with suspicious breast lesions and benign breast diseases which are not reacting to medical treatment. This study also aims at finding out the role of mammography and biopsy in benign breast diseases, finding out the chance of malignancy which can be missed by mammography and biopsy and finding out those high risk lesions which need regular follow up for subsequent development of breast cancer.

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