Abstract:Clinical examination is a simple method to detect breast lumps and their nature as it is inexpensive and noninvasive and if found to be accurate, might be of great value as a diagnostic tool. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of clinical examination and its contribution towards the diagnosis of a palpable breast lump. The study was record based and conducted at a University Medical College Hospital and a tertiary referral centre of South India. Patient files of those women who presented with a… Show more
“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values overall accuracy of clinical breast examination in comparison to histopathology was 90.8%, with sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 88%. 14…”
Background: Breast cancer is most frequently diagnosed cancer among women and also most common cause of cancer death among women. Early stage detection is still low and is the major reason for poor treatment outcomes in our country. Most of the breast lumps are benign. However, it is important to rule out malignancy. This prospective clinical study is done to evaluate role of triple assessment (clinical examination, mammography and histopathology) in diagnosing breast lump.Methods: All women admitted with the symptoms and signs of breast lump at our hospital were studied in the period of 2 years from July 2014 to June 2016. The findings of physical examination and mammographic examination with histopathological diagnosis were noted n compared.Results: Physical examination of breast lumps is overall less accurate as compared to mammography. There is a tendency to over diagnose malignancy on physical examination. Mammography is more sensitive and specific in the diagnosis of palpable breast lumps as compared to physical examination. Histopathology confirms the diagnosis.Conclusions: It is better to do all three that is clinical examination, mammography and histopathology for all breast lumps diagnosis.
“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values overall accuracy of clinical breast examination in comparison to histopathology was 90.8%, with sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 88%. 14…”
Background: Breast cancer is most frequently diagnosed cancer among women and also most common cause of cancer death among women. Early stage detection is still low and is the major reason for poor treatment outcomes in our country. Most of the breast lumps are benign. However, it is important to rule out malignancy. This prospective clinical study is done to evaluate role of triple assessment (clinical examination, mammography and histopathology) in diagnosing breast lump.Methods: All women admitted with the symptoms and signs of breast lump at our hospital were studied in the period of 2 years from July 2014 to June 2016. The findings of physical examination and mammographic examination with histopathological diagnosis were noted n compared.Results: Physical examination of breast lumps is overall less accurate as compared to mammography. There is a tendency to over diagnose malignancy on physical examination. Mammography is more sensitive and specific in the diagnosis of palpable breast lumps as compared to physical examination. Histopathology confirms the diagnosis.Conclusions: It is better to do all three that is clinical examination, mammography and histopathology for all breast lumps diagnosis.
“…Studies have shown that the media is an important means of communication for dispensing knowledge on breast cancer 15 irrespective of a person's level of education or income 16 . The ECM that is carried out by health care professionals is a simple and non-invasive method without costs with a sensibility rate of 94.5% and specificity rate of 87.7% 17 . When it is done by trained professionals this can result in their detecting a tumor the size of one centimeter if it is superficial 17 .…”
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“…The ECM that is carried out by health care professionals is a simple and non-invasive method without costs with a sensibility rate of 94.5% and specificity rate of 87.7% 17 . When it is done by trained professionals this can result in their detecting a tumor the size of one centimeter if it is superficial 17 . This could be useful in areas where late diagnosis is a reality due to a lack of resources for making diagnosis using images.…”
“…The benign and malignant breast tumour subjects were attending clinic at the surgical unit of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi (NAUTH), Anambra State. The 50 healthy female control subjects were confirmed free from breast tumours by the physician [17]. The diagnosis of breast tumour was established by histo-pathological examination of biopsy and detection of cancer associated antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3).…”
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