Sidra Dil Muhammad, Muhammad Saad Faisal, Faiza Siddique, Ahsen Nazir Ahmed, Hira Mirza, Sadia Javaid.
The frequency of carcinoma breast in female patients who present with blood stained nipple discharge.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;1(1):9-11.

Objective: To calculate frequency of carcinoma breast in female patients presenting with blood stained nipple discharge. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore, from 13th June to 12th December 2011. The objective was to calculate the frequency of carcinoma breast in females presenting with blood stained nipple discharge. Seventy patients presenting with blood stained nipple discharge were included in the study and diagnosed on the basis of cytological examination. Results: The result was categorised as positive (carcinoma breast) or negative (benign breast lesion). The mean age of patients was 41. 2 10.9 years. In this study, we found that 31.4% patients had positive and 68.6% patients had negative cytology. There were 31.4% patients who had carcinoma of breast. Conclusion: The frequency of carcinoma of breast among patients with nipple discharge was higher than lump in the breast expected in this study population. It was found that 31.4% of patents has carcinoma breast and all of these patients tested positive for cytology, Key Words: Blood stained nipple discharge. Lump breast. Carcinoma breast.

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