An Analysis and Clinical correlates of Breast Lumps

Breast lump is frequently the presenting complaint. A dynamic physiological change in female breast makes it prone to varied diseases, lump being the common one. Changes in the breast continue through out the life thus no age group is bar from the breast disorders. These lumps have two chief causes:  benign and malignant breast disease.  Breast tissue is naturally a glandular type of tissue ,almost all women develop nodules or lumps in their breasts at some time or another .Lumps, also called ``dominant lumps, ’’feel different from surrounding tissue (AMA 1989).Some may be quite large, while others are small and even diffuse over time(Lark 1996). Fibrous tissue in the breast may be even mistaken for a lump. Importance of breast lump as a major health problem is highlighted by the fact that breast carcinoma is the second commonest carcinoma in females