بررسي نتايج ماموگرافي و تطابق تومورهاي پستان با نتايج پاتولوژي در بيمارستان امام خميني (ره ) اروميه

STUDY OF THE MAMMOGRAPHIC FIRINGS AND CORRELATION OF BREAST TOMOURS WITH THE PATHOLOGICAL RESULTS IN IMAM KHOMEINI HOSPITAL URMIA

Introduction : During recent years, cancer is one the most important chronic disease which is the main cause of mortality after heart disease. Regarding the fact that the mortality rate of this cancer is related to the stage of tumor, application of a proper diagnostic method for the purpuses of early diagnosis of cancer increases the life expectancy. One of the best method for diagnosing the disease is implimantation of mammography. Methods & Materials : In the present study, results of all mammographies which were performed at Imam hospital of Urmia and campared with results of pathological findings. Results : 1004 results of mammography were assessed. 15.4% presented with mass, from which 56% were benign and 7% malignant. The remaining appeared to be non-tumoural lesions. The comparison of 81 masses with their related pathological findings, revealed 72.8% correlation between the mammography and the pathological findings. Discussion : The most frequent group who admitted for mammography were 30-39 years old, and most of the breast cancers were found on the fourth and fifth decades respectively which corresponds with the international reports. This study stresses the role of mammography as an easy and cheap screening method for the diagnosis of breast cancer.