Al-Thobhani A K, Raja'a Y A, Noman T A, Al-Romaimah M A
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sana'a, Yemen.
East Mediterr Health J. 2006 Sep;12(5):599-604.
This study described the profile of breast pathology based on records from a reference histopathology laboratory in Yemen of 773 women with positive biopsy or mastectomy findings. Cancers were classified according to the International classification of diseases for oncology. Benign lesions were found in 79.9% of cases. Fibroadenoma was the most prevalent lesion (30.0%) with a mean age at presentation of 22.2 years, followed by fibrocystic disease (27.4%) and breast inflammation (13.1%). Invasive carcinoma was found in 155 cases (20.1%), at a mean age of 44.7 years.
本研究基于也门一家参考组织病理学实验室的记录，描述了773例活检或乳房切除术结果呈阳性的女性的乳房病理情况。癌症根据国际肿瘤疾病分类进行分类。79.9%的病例发现为良性病变。纤维腺瘤是最常见的病变（30.0%），出现时的平均年龄为22.2岁，其次是纤维囊性疾病（27.4%）和乳房炎症（13.1%）。155例（20.1%）发现为浸润性癌，平均年龄为44.7岁。
