Original Contribution
Histomorphological Patterns of Different Breast Lesions in a Tertiary Care Hospital
1. *Dr. Tanshina Afrin, MD (Pathology), Assistant Professor (C.C), Pathology Department, Rajshahi Medical
College. tanshinaafrin@gmail.com
2. Prof. Dr. S M Asafudullah, Professor and Head of Department of Pathology, Rajshahi Medical College
3. Dr. Khadiza Khanam, Professor, Pathology Department, Rajshahi Medical College.
4. Dr. Arefa Sultana, Associate Professor, Pathology Department, Rajshahi Medical College.
5. Dr. Anindita Sarkar, Assistant Professor (C.C), Pathology Department, Rajshahi Medical College.
6. Dr. Nazifa Islam, Assistant Professor (C.C), Pathology Department, Rajshahi Medical College.
7. Dr. Samrose Sultana, Assistant Professor (C.C) Pathology Department, Rajshahi Medical College.
* For correspondence
Abstract
Objective: Breast lesions are heterogeneous diseases that consist of several distinct entities
with remarkably different characteristic features. The present study was conducted to assess
histopathological findings of breast lesions in excision biopsy samples.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Rajshahi
Medical College over a period of one year from July 2021 to June 2022. A total of 105 cases of
breast lesions were included in this study.
Result: Out of 105 cases of breast lesions studied, 59 cases (72%) were malignant and 46 cases
were benign lesions. Fibroadenoma (18 cases out of 46) was the most common benign lesion
followed by breast abscess (9 cases out of 46). On the other hand, invasive ductal carcinoma
was the highest occurred malignant tumour (59 cases, 56%). The age range of breast lesion was
15 to 75 yrs and highest incidence was in between 31-50 years (both benign and malignant).
Most of the breast lesions were occurred in left breast (62%).
Conclusion: Histopathological examination plays an important role in differentiating between
benign and malignant lesions. In the present study the most common benign breast lesion was
fibroadenoma and the most common malignant lesion was infiltrating ductal carcinoma. The
[Journal of Histopathology and Cytopathology, 2023 Jul; 7 (2):62-68]
Keywords: Histopathology, Malignant, Benign lesions, Breast lesion
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