A Retrospective Analysis of Breast Cancer at BPKMCH, Nepal

Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and also the leading cause of cancer related mortality in women worldwide which impact 2.1 million women each year. Breast cancer rates are increasing in nearly every region globally. Methods: This was retrospective study at Department of Pathology in B P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital effective from 15 April 2018 to 14 April 2019. All the data were retrieved and analyzed.
 Results: Total 205 breast cancer cases were analyzed, among them 198 cases were females accounting 96.5 %and 7 cases were males accounting 3.5 %.Among 205 cases, 181 (88.6%) cases were invasive ductal Carcinoma No Special Type. Majority of cases 111(54%) were diagnosed with Nottingham grading system grade II of breast cancer. According to our study breast cancer was most common in the age group 41-50 years (32.2%).
 Conclusion: Breast cancer is more common in females than in males. Most common affected age group was 41-50 years. Most common histological type was invasive ductal carcinoma NST. Similarly, left sided breast cancer was more common than right.

Clinicopathological profile of breast cancer in young females at tertiary cancer center in Nepal

“…9 In present study most common age group was between 40 to 50 years in overall breast related data which was similar to the age group encountered in study by Pun at al. 10 Invasive breast carcinoma of no special type was common in both >40 and ≤40 age groups. However histomorphologically, there were variable number of different subtypes of breast carcinoma in older population.…”

Breast Cancer in Asia: Incidence, Mortality, Early Detection, Mammography Programs, and Risk-Based Screening Initiatives

“…In terms of timeliness, the stage at presentation of breast cancer varies widely throughout Asia. The median proportions of localized (Stage I and II) breast cancers detected in Asian countries, in order of income categories, are 33.6%, 43.0%, 50.0%, and 63.4% [ 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 ]. The corresponding numbers for Stage I breast cancer are 7.2%, 10.7%, 25.6%, and 35.0% ( Figure 2 ).…”