Abstract

SANCHEZ-RAMIREZ, Brenda; HERRERIAS-CANEDO, Tomás; OLAYA-GUZMAN, Emilio José  and  SEQUEIRA-ALVARADO, Karina Arlen. Diagnostic approach of breast cancer in the National Institute of Perinatology. Perinatol. Reprod. Hum. [online]. 2012, vol.26, n.2, pp.106-114. ISSN 2524-1710.

The breast cancer is the first cause of death among cancers in Mexico, since 2006. Late diagnosis means that treatment is more expensive, painful, and has less chance of cure. Objective: Analyze the diagnostic approach done by the Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes. Material and methods: A retrolective, observational, descriptive, cross sectional study was done, from January 2004 to December 2010. 54 patients, between 29 to 85 years of age were studied. The most important symptom to request consultation was tumor of the mammary gland, with an evolution of 8.4 months. 84% of the cases had a palpable lesion. Mastography was done in 82.4% of the cases and ultrasound in 80.4%. The final diagnosis of breast cancer, was done through biopsy in an average of 3.8 months, and in 37% of the cases an intraoperatory study was done. The histological type most seen was the ductal infiltrative, in 67.4% of the cases. The stage at the time of diagnosis was II, in 46.3% of the cases. Comparing clinical staging with pathological tumor size and nodal agreed 64.7 and 59.5% respectively. Conclusions: Therefore the OB-GYN has a key role in addressing the diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases in women.

Keywords : Breast cancer; mastography.

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