Breast carcinoma in young females below the age of 40 years: A histopathological perspective

Shitalmala Thangjam; Rajesh Singh Laishram; Kaushik Debnath

doi:10.4103/2278-330X.130441

South Asian Journal of Cancer, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2014; 03(02): 097-100
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.130441

BREAST CANCER : Original Article

Breast carcinoma in young females below the age of 40 years: A histopathological perspective

Shitalmala Thangjam

Department of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat, Imphal, Manipur, India

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Rajesh Singh Laishram

Department of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat, Imphal, Manipur, India

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Kaushik Debnath

Department of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat, Imphal, Manipur, India

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Abstract

Background: Breast cancer among young women is a rare pathology, but is known to have a more aggressive behavior and poorer outcome. Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics of breast carcinoma below 40 years in comparison to that over 40 years in Manipur, India. Settings and Design: This retrospective study from the period of January 2005-December 2010 was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur. Materials and Methods: All cases of mastectomy specimens of carcinoma breast from the period of January 2005-December 2010 were included in the study. Clinical and histopathological data of all cases were reviewed and correlated. Results: A total of 507 mastectomy specimens were received, among which, 160 cases (31.56%) were below 40 years; whereas 347 cases (68.44%) were above 40 years of age. Stage III was the commonest stage (47% versus 18%) in the younger group; while in the older group, Stage II was the commonest (64% versus 34%). Conclusion: This study shows that young females with breast cancer have higher stage of tumor.

Key words

Breast cancer - mastectomy - TNM staging of breast cancer - young - histopathology

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