[Results of preventive examination of women to detect breast diseases].

As a result of prophylactic examination of 2577 working females, aged from 17 to 65 years, pathological changes in the mammary gland were detected in 79. Fibrous mastopathy and fibroadenoma were the most frequent pathology. Mastopathy was frequently noted in females aged from 35 to 50 years, while fibroadenoma - in females under 25. Mammary gland pathology in 25.3% of cases was associated with gynecological lesions.