Vol. 7, Issue 3, Part A (2024)

Background: Recent attention has focused on breast-related disorders, particularly breast cancer. Approximately 2.1 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and it causes the most cancer-related deaths in women. Other breast illnesses include hypertrophy, radial scars, cysts, fibroadenomas, intraductal papillomas, sclerosing adenosis, Phyllodes tumours, and more. Some breast disorders induce early pain, while others do not. Thus, frequent breast exams are necessary to discover these problems early, especially those that do not cause discomfort.

Objectives: To Review of Breast Clinic Outcome at Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, in Baghdad, Iraq in 2022-2023.

Method: An extensive retrospective cross-sectional research was done on 8528 breast clinic patients at Alyarmoke Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, from 1/6/2022 to 1/6/2023. Our analysis included sociodemographic characteristics, imaging reports (mammography and ultrasonography with BI-RADS scores and features), and clinical data. Cytology, pathology (FNA, core biopsy).

Results: The one-year screening findings of asymptomatic women in Baghdad, showing the number and percentage of patients in different BIRAD groups and those suspected or confirmed to have breast cancer. However, 36.82% of 8528 asymptomatic women, 3140, were tested. 437 individuals had BIRAD ratings of 1, 2, or 3, indicating benign results. This represents 5.12% of the sample. 2693 individuals had BIRAD values of 4 or 5, indicating malignancy. This represents 86.76% of tested individuals. Of 2693 BIRAD [4, 5] patients, 131 were suspected of having breast cancer. This represents 1.54% of the sample. Ten of 131 suspected breast cancer patients were diagnosed. This is 0.18 percent of the sample.

Conclusion: A large majority of breast mass patients and those receiving FNA and true-cut biopsies had benign diseases, whereas a lesser percentage had malignant tumours. In breast mass patients, age does not affect cancer diagnosis.