Introduction Giant juvenile fibroadenomas represent only the 0.5% of all fibroadenomas, constituting a rare condition in adolescence. In prepuberty, the presence of this condition is extremely rare. Presentation of case We describe a rare case of a 12- year-old Caucasian girl who presented to our Hospital complaining of a palpable mass with rapid enlargement in her right breast that she had f...

BACKGROUND Stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) is used for the assessment of non-palpable mammographic lesions. This study aims to evaluate stress- and anxiety-related endocrine responses during VABB. MATERIALS AND METHODS VABB (11 G, Fischer's table) was performed on 22 women. Serum adrenaline, noradrenaline, prolactin, cortisol, growth hormone, glucose and insulin were measure...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the value of ultrasound-guided tattooing localization (US-tattoo) using a charcoal suspension for breast lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred sixty-four nonpalpable breast lesions in 134 patients (mean age 47 years; range 30-74 years) were marked with a charcoal suspension under US guidance. The medical records associated with the US-tattoo, the pathology result...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of hook wire localization biopsy under imaging guidance for nonpalpable breast lesions detected radiologically. METHODS This was a descriptive study conducted at the Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. All patients undergoing needle localization biopsy of a nonpalpable breast lesion under mammograp...

The treatment strategy for Paget’s breast cancer (PBC), as other morphological forms, is determined by the spread of invasive tumor process, well absence or presence adverse factors. Significant prognostic factors, e.g. component cancer, involvement status regional lymph nodes, criteria, grade malignancy, overexpression epidermal growth factor Her2/neu, BRCA 1/2 and CHEK2 gene mutations, age, a...

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common types in women. In past few decades, its prevalence has increased exponentially. Aim: To evaluate frequency breast our setup. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at K.V.S.S. SITE Hospital, Karachi for period 6 months from January 2022 to June 2022. The sample size this 95 patients.The tru-cut biopsy performed, using a gun...

background tomosynthesis is a new technology of digital mammography that enables the acquisition of a three - dimensional image and allows visualization of cancers not apparent by conventional mammography. ultrasound (us) is also used for tumor monitoring, which is highly operator dependent and has some problems with reproducibility. us is also an easily available and noninvasive modality. our ...

AIM This prospective double-blind study was designed to assess (i) if primary breast screening by ultrasonography is capable of detecting breast cancer independent of tissue density and (ii) if the rate of unnecessary biopsies remains acceptable when diagnostics are based on ultrasonography. PATIENTS AND METHODS Bilateral breast ultrasonography was performed in 448 asymptomatic women as the i...