Study of Benign Breast Diseases from a Clinicopathological Perspective and Considering Management

The purpose of this research is to examine the clinicopathological relationship between benign breast disease (BBD) and management, using a hospital based prospective approach at the department of general surgery, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College & Hospital, Barpeta, Assam over one year. Study group includes 88 cases of benign breast diseases. Confirmation of diagnosis was made on the basis of history, clinical examination and FNAC. The commonest benign breast lesion encountered was fibroadenoma (62.5%) followed by fibrocystic disease (15.91%), followed by breast abscess (12.50%). The commonest mode of presentation was lump (94.32%) in the breast followed by mastalgia (34.09%). In the management of the BBD, all the 14 cases of fibrocystic disease were treated conservatively and 74 cases were managed surgically including 55 cases of fibroadenoma, 11 cases of breast abscess, 4 cases of benign phyllodes, 3 cases of lipoma and 1 case of breast cyst.