1College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2King Khalid Hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
3Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Therapeutics Unit University of Ha'il, Ha'il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding e-mail: hussaingad1972@yahoo.com
Online published on 19 November, 2018.
The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence rates of common types of breast cancer in Northern Saudi Arabia.
A retrospective cohort study was carried out over a five-year period in two referral hospitals. In this study 257 files were retrieved from departments of Surgery from different hospitals in Hail region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Of the 257 samples diagnosed using Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC), histopathological diagnosis was confirmed for 158 patients. Of the 158 diagnosed samples, 46/158 (23.2%) were ductal carcinoma, 7/158 (4.4%) were lobular carcinoma, 3/158 (1.9%) were mixed tumours, and 102/158 (64.6) were fibroadenoma.
Fibroadenoma and ductal carcinoma are the prevalent breast lesions in Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.
Breast cancer, Saudi Arabia, Ductal carcinoma, Lobular carcinoma, Fibroadenoma
