Histopathological patterns of breast diseases in females presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Peshawar

Objective: to determine the pattern of female breast pathologies in our setup. material and methods: this study is done at the histopathology laboratory,khyber teaching hospital,peshawar,pakistan including all the female cases only,with primary breast pathologies between january 2014 to october 2015. initial data was recorded on a pathology lab proforma. specimens received,processed,slides made and stained according to protocol and histopathological report generated. results: out of a total of 142 cases,32.4% cases were fibroadenoma,26.76% cases of advanced carcinoma breast and 21.8% cases were of mastitis. ages of these cases ranged from 12 to 70 years. conclusion: most of the breast pathologies are benign,fibroadenoma being the most common. carcinoma of breast is the second most common problem presenting mostly in the middle age group,with a higher grade at presentation mostly owing to lack of awareness and proper screening programs,implementation of which has shown promising results regarding the decline in these cases. © 2017,khyber medical college. all rights reserved.