[The role of clinical examination in the diagnosis of breast cancer].

In Slovenia and Croatia breast cancer is registered as the most frequent kind of cancer in women. In 2951 women clinical findings were compared to those obtained by mammography, thermography, palpation and cytology. The analysis showed a statistically significant difference between them. In the analysed group, 41 patients with cancer were detected, of whom only in 28 (76%) was the disease confirmed by the clinical examination. The results of clinical examinations not satisfactory, especially in the early stage of carcinoma.