Characterization Of Benign Breast Lesions Through Ultrasonography In Northwest General Hospital Peshawar

BACKGROUND

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in women globally, and survival rates are greatly improved by early identification. Our aim was to investigate the characterization of benign breast lesions through ultrasonography. It highlights the importance of differentiating between various benign lesions, including fibroadenoma, cysts, galactoceles, duct ectasia, and show the distinctive sonographic features that aid in this differentiation. A vital diagnostic tool, ultrasound imaging provides real-time imaging of the breast tissue to aid in early detection. Ultrasonography (US) is a widely available, radiation-free, non-invasive, and highly sensitive and specific primary method for the early identification of breast cancer. Ultrasound is favored because it can detect treatable causes of symptoms (for example, a cyst) and does not involve radiation. The study showed that the majority of patients fall within the age range of 20-30 years (36.6%), indicating that the majority of benign breast lesions are common in younger individuals. Fibroadenomas were the most common benign lesion in the 20- 30 years’ age group followed by cysts. The study recommends the inclusion ofmammography along with ultrasound in the diagnostic process for a more in-depth characterization. Additionally, follow-up assessments are necessary for monitoring suspicious benign breast lesions.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This study aims to find out characterization of benign breast lesions through ultrasonography.

METHOD

This was a Cross-Sectional study carried out at Northwest General Hospital Peshawar. This was study of 6 months with a population of 134 patients with benign breast lesions are reported. Data was collected by Retrospective Study and analyzed by using SPSS version 22.

CONCLUSION

It is concluded from this study that the majority of patients fall within the age range of 20-30 years (36.6%), indicating that the majority of benign breast lesions are common in younger individuals. Fibroadenomas were the most common benign lesion in the 20-30 years’ age group followed by cysts. The majority of lesions exhibited a well –defined shape (57.7%), indicating clear boundaries and defined edges. The strong positive correlation between age and types of lesions suggests that as individual age increases, the likelihood of having a specific type of lesion also increase significantly.

RESULTS

The final study population included 134 patients with benign breast lesions coming to NWGH for breast ultrasound, out of which fibroadenoma were common in the 20-30 years age group. The mean age is calculated to be approximately 2.6940 and the standard deviation of 0.93574 and range of 3.00.

KEY WORDS

BI-RADS Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System, ACR American College of Radiology, FAs Fibroadenoma, FNA Fine Needle Aspiration