ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2021
Clinical and histopathological features of breast tumors in women: a cross-sectional study at three hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Global epidemiology of breast cancer based on risk factors: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
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- The Pathological Pattern of Breast Cancer in the Najran Region of Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Benign Breast Disease in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Analytical Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionthere is a dearth of data on the epidemiology of breast tumors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This study aimed to determine the demographics, clinical patterns, and their association with histopathological types of breast tumors among females presently residing in KSA.
methodsa multi-centric, cross-sectional study including female patients with symptoms suggestive of breast tumor was conducted at three hospitals in KSA from February 2019 to February 2020. The patient´s electronic health records were used to collect information related to their demographics, clinical findings including comordbities and symptoms and investigations. Binary logistic regression models were used to determine factors associated with the breast tumors.
resultsa total of 270 female patients were included in the study. The most frequently encountered symptom was a breast lump (95.9%, n = 259), followed by pain (18.9%, n = 51). More than half the population (53%, n = 143) had a histopathological diagnosis of fibroadenoma. Multivariate analysis revealed that patients > 46 years of age were less likely to present with fibroadenoma (AOR: 0.049 95% CI 0.02 - 0.15; p < 0.005). Those in the 31 - 45 years age group were less likely to present with ductal/lobular/papillary carcinomacompared to the less than 30 years group (AOR: 0.42, 95% CI 0.18 - 0.97; p = 0.04).
conclusionin this population of Saudi women with symptoms suggestive of breast tumor, those aged less than 40 years were more likely to have a fibroadenoma whereas those above 40 years were more likely to have breast cancer.
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