Esteem Tagar, James Kpolugbo, Andrew A Okomayin, Afokeoghene G Tagar
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Abstract
Background: The surgical management of breast cancer involves either modified radical mastectomy or a conservative approach. Breast-conserving surgery is the preferred surgical treatment for early breast cancer in developed countries, while mastectomy is still more favoured by most centres in developing countries.
Objectives: To report some quality data on breast cancer surgeries from a sub-urban tertiary hospital in Nigeria.
Design: Retrospective analysis.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all breast cancer surgeries performed between January 2018 and December 2022 at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital.
Results: A total of 105 female patients underwent breast cancer surgery. Their ages ranged between 27 and 85 years, with a mean of 48.8 years (SD = 12.2). The mean duration of symptoms before presentation was 12.3 ± 17.8 months (1-120 months), with 15.2% presenting with stage I and II disease and 84.7% presenting with stage III and IV disease. Invasive carcinoma NST was the most common histological type in 78 (74.3%) patients. The cancers were predominantly high grade (42.3%) and triple negative (41.5%). Only 9.5% of the patients had breast-conserving surgery, the others had mastectomy. Sixty-three patients (60%) received neoadjuvant chemotherapy while only 25.7% of patients had documented evidence of the completion of adjuvant radiotherapy.
Conclusion: The rate of breast-conserving surgery in this study was extremely low. This could be attributed to the advanced stage at presentation, predominance of aggressive tumours, limited access to radiation therapy, status of the medical system, and patient preferences.
期刊介绍:
Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research is an international, open access, peer-reviewed, journal which considers manuscripts on all areas of breast cancer research and treatment. We welcome original research, short notes, case studies and review articles related to breast cancer-related research. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to, breast cancer sub types, pathobiology, metastasis, genetics and epigenetics, mammary gland biology, breast cancer models, prevention, detection, therapy and clinical interventions, and epidemiology and population genetics.