Clinicopathological pattern of breast lesions in children and adolescents

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

African Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI:10.4314/ahs.v23i3.28

Chukwuemeka Charles Nwafor, Kingsley Uwaemechi Umeh, Emmanuel Benjamin Etuk, Uchechukwu Brian Eziagu, Ikwo Jonathan Kudamnya, Esther Ekwo

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Abstract

Background: Breast lesions are not common in children and adolescents. The aim of this study is to retrospectively survey the clinicopathological pattern of breast lesions in children and adolescents in our setting. Materials and method: This is a retrospective study of all breast specimens from children and adolescents that were histopathologically diagnosed in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. Results: The youngest patients seen were 11 years old, with mean age of 17.1 ± 1.91. The commonest clinical diagnoses were fibroadenoma (n=134, 72.4%). Thirty-five-point seven percent of the patients presented within 6 months of noticing the lump. The mean size of the lumps was 6.2cm ± 3.9. Fibroadenoma was the most common benign diagnosis and the most common histopathologic diagnosis in this study. The mean age of patients with fibroadenoma was 17.15±1.83. Conclusion: The pattern of breast lesions in adolescents in Uyo is similar to that from other parts of Nigeria. Keywords: Adolescents; benign; breast lesions; fibroadenoma.

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儿童和青少年乳腺病变的临床病理模式

背景:乳腺病变在儿童和青少年中并不常见。本研究的目的是回顾性调查儿童和青少年乳腺病变的临床病理模式。材料和方法:本研究是一项回顾性研究，所有儿童和青少年的乳房标本经组织病理学诊断在Uyo大学教学医院。结果:最小患者年龄11岁，平均年龄(17.1±1.91)岁。最常见的临床诊断为纤维腺瘤(n=134, 72.4%)。35.7%的患者在发现肿块后6个月内出现。肿块平均大小为6.2cm±3.9。纤维腺瘤是本研究中最常见的良性诊断和最常见的组织病理学诊断。纤维腺瘤患者的平均年龄为17.15±1.83岁;结论:Uyo青少年乳腺病变模式与尼日利亚其他地区相似。关键词:青少年;良性的;乳房病变;纤维腺瘤。

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African Health Sciences MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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2.30

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179

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The African Health Sciences is an internationally refereed journal publishing original articles on research, clinical practice, public health, policy, planning, implementation and evaluation, in the health and related sciences relevant to Africa and the tropics. Its objectives are to: Advocate for and promote the growth of reading culture in sub Saharan Africa; Provide a high quality journal in which health and policy and other researchers and practitioners in the region can and world wide, can publish their work; Promote relevant health system research and publication in the region including alternative means of health care financing, the burden of and solution of health problems in marginalized urban and rural communities amongst the displaced and others affected by conflict; Promote research and the systematic collection and collation and publication of data on diseases and conditions of equity and influence; Promote development of evidence-based policies and guidelines for clinical, public health and other practitioners. African Health Sciences acknowledges support provided by the African Health Journals Partnership Project that is funded by the US National Institutes of Health (through the National Library of Medicine and the Fogarty International Center) and facilitated by the Council of Science Editors.