PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BREAST DISEASES AMONG SURGICAL PATIENTS AT CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY HOSPITAL IN 2016-2020

Thi Hong Ngo1,, Van Luan Nguyen1, Phuc Duy Nguyen1
1 Can tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Background: Breast disease is quite common in women in Viet Nam and over the world. It is divided into 2 groups: non-tumor and tumor. Which the group of the tumor, according to GLOBOCAN 2018, it is estimated that breast cancer ranks second in both sexes. Objectives: 1. To determine the rate of breast disease in surgical patients at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital from 2016 to 2020; 2. To describe the characteristics of breast disease in surgical patients at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital from 2016 to 2020. Materials and methods: A retrospective, descriptive cross-sectional study on samples of breast surgery patients received and processed at the Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital from 2016 to 2020. Results: A total of 214 breast cases were received by the department within the study period, of which 95.33% were female with the age range from 14 to 73 and the group with the highest incidence was 20-29 (24.3%). Which benign tumors are the most of cases 49.53% with fibroadenomas (62.26%). Malignant cases accounted for 34.11%, mainly N.O.S Grade 2 (71.23%). Non-tumor is 16.36% of cases. Received 4.67% male patients with 100% gynecomastia cases. Conclusion: The characteristics of breast diseases are diverse, the most common are benign tumors.

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