1. Breast disease in young West Indian women: an analysis of 1051 consecutive cases
- Author
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G. C. Raju, N. Jankey, and Vijay Naraynsingh
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,West Indies ,Breast Neoplasms ,Lesion ,Breast Diseases ,Biopsy ,medicine ,Carcinoma ,Humans ,West indian ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,Child ,Fibrocystic Breast Disease ,Gynecology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Obstetrics ,Age Factors ,Breast lumps ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Fibrocystic disease ,Fibroadenoma ,Female ,Breast disease ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Adenofibroma ,Research Article - Abstract
Summary Our analysis of 1051 breast biopsies in West Indian women under the age of 30 y revealed that 99% of the breast lumps were benign. Fibroadenoma was the commonest (67%) lesion and there was a steady increase in the frequency of fibrocystic disease with age. Carcinoma in this group is therefore rare. Thus most patients can be reassured with certainty of their benign disease and have biopsy at a convenient time.
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- 1985