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CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF BREAST CARCINOMA IN MASTECTOMY SPECIMENS IN A SAMPLE OF IRAQI PATIENTS
Waleed Nazal Hosi*, Alaa G Hussein and Ban J. Qasim
ABSTRACT
Background: In Iraq, breast cancer constituted the majority (37.9%) of documented female cancers in 2020 with 7,515 newly diagnosed cases and 3,019 deaths. Aim of study: assess the clinicopathological characteristics of women with breast cancer presenting with breast lumps and to compare the findings with other studies. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study that included 100 cases of breast cancer. The study was conducted in Iraq in the period from 2021-2022. Results: Most of the studied sample were in the age group (50-59 years). Regarding histopathological type, the majority were of invasive ductal carcinoma without in situ (67.0%). As for TNM staging, (36%) and (37%) were of pT2 and pT3; respectively and (40%) of pN3. Concerning Nottingham system grading, (54%) were of grade III. In terms of molecular classification, luminal A type was seen in (23.0%), followed by luminal B (26%). A significant association was detected between histopathological type and each of age, pT staging, pN staging, grading. Moreover, there was a significant association between Paget disease and pT staging. While no significant association was detected between histopathological type and neither molecular classification, multicentricity, laterality, and the affected.
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