Changing Pattern of Benign Breast Lumps in Young Females

Breast cancer is most common in females affecting nearly one out of nine women sometimes in their life. The main objective of this hospital based study was to find out the pattern of benign breast lumps in young Sindhi females. Out of the total 800 females who attended the surgical out-patient departments of Liaquat university medical and health sciences between March 2004- February 2006, 500 young females aged between 15-25 year were diagnosed with breast lump/lumps(with or without pain) and these were included in the study. FNAC was carried out on every patient for correct histopathological diagnosis. Out of 500 patients, 294 (59 %) had benign breast lump/lumps. Among these included 66.3% with fibrocystic disease along with adenosis; 11.5% with fibroadenoma along with adenosis; 8.1% with solitary fibroadenoma; 6.12% with unilateral multiple fibroadenomas; 3.7% with bilateral fibroadenomas; 3.4% with recurrent fibroadenomas and 0.68% patients came with stromal lumps. The results of this study suggest that the pattern of benign breast lump is changing in young Sindhi females from fibroadenomas to adenosis and fibrocystic disease.