Profile of Breast Diseases In Jammu Region

Key Word Benign Breast Disease, Malignant Breast Disease, Fibrocystic Changes, Fibroadenoma Introduction Women presenting with breast complaints, like breast pain, nipple discharge, cystic lesions, especially lump are a common finding and a cause of significant anxiety in view of extensive public awareness. Knowledge regarding risk factors in the development of breast cancer helps in developing targeted risk reduction strategies. [...]data collection were done during in-patient stay (if admitted for surgery) and during follow-ups at SOPD; from department of radio diagnosis and imaging, and the department of Pathology After focused history and physical examination patients with palpable breast lumps, who consented to the examination and management procedures were enrolled and followed. In benign cases 68.7% had no perceptible change in lump size, 56% of patients with malignancy had noted some increment in breast lump size before they presented to clinic. 27% of patients perceived pain as the first symptom; only 10 patients (8%) of total patients had nipple discharge as associated symptoms. Out of 125 patients, 76% of patients breast fed their child for 2 years. 20% of patients with benign breast lesions and 36% of women with malignant lesions had used oral contraceptive pills. Of 27 patients who underwent mammography examination, 92.60% patients had malignant features. Since cut-offcriteria for mammography was 40 year, less availability of these facilities in the past. Lack of proper knowledge and awareness about screening programmes; like selfbreast examination, clinical breast examination and triple assessment, so it is suggestive and recommended that significant improvements need to...