2022
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.39.1.6647
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Factors leading to delayed and challenging presentation of benign breast lumps in young females

Abstract: Background and Objective: A delayed presentation of benign breast diseases may lead to a therapeutic challenge when they enlarge enormously or become multiple. Aim of this study was to evaluate the factors leading to delayed presentation of benign breast lumps. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Madinah Teaching Hospital and Allied Hospital, Faisalabad from January 2019 to October 2021. One hundred and forty five female patients were selected by non-probability purposive sampling. Patie… Show more

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“…2,13 In literature, there is no significant differences in the age groups of patients presenting with fibroadenoma. 3 Inflammatory conditions like acute mastitis and abscess formation was the 2nd large group (n=20, 20.05%) in our Study. Most of the patients were in 3rd (n=8) and 4th (n=6) decades of life.…”
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“…2,13 In literature, there is no significant differences in the age groups of patients presenting with fibroadenoma. 3 Inflammatory conditions like acute mastitis and abscess formation was the 2nd large group (n=20, 20.05%) in our Study. Most of the patients were in 3rd (n=8) and 4th (n=6) decades of life.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 49%
“…14 Inflammatory conditions are less frequently diagnosed in young unmarried girls diagnosis of acute mastitis before progressing to abscess formation, can easily managed with antibiotics and thereby avoiding surgery. 3 Tuberculous mastitis is a rare condition and its incidence is 0.1% in developing and 3-4% in developed countries. 15 Aslam HM has noted 1.6% cases of granulomatous mastitis in his study.…”
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confidence: 99%
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