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. 2014 Apr;3(2):97-100.
doi: 10.4103/2278-330X.130441.

Breast carcinoma in young females below the age of 40 years: A histopathological perspective

Shitalmala Thangjam  1 , Rajesh Singh Laishram  1 , Kaushik Debnath  1
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Breast carcinoma in young females below the age of 40 years: A histopathological perspective

Shitalmala Thangjam et al. South Asian J Cancer. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer among young women is a rare pathology, but is known to have a more aggressive behavior and poorer outcome.

Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics of breast carcinoma below 40 years in comparison to that over 40 years in Manipur, India.

Settings and design: This retrospective study from the period of January 2005-December 2010 was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur.

Materials and methods: All cases of mastectomy specimens of carcinoma breast from the period of January 2005-December 2010 were included in the study. Clinical and histopathological data of all cases were reviewed and correlated.

Results: A total of 507 mastectomy specimens were received, among which, 160 cases (31.56%) were below 40 years; whereas 347 cases (68.44%) were above 40 years of age. Stage III was the commonest stage (47% versus 18%) in the younger group; while in the older group, Stage II was the commonest (64% versus 34%).

Conclusion: This study shows that young females with breast cancer have higher stage of tumor.

Keywords: Breast cancer; TNM staging of breast cancer; histopathology; mastectomy; young.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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