Mastalgia-Cancer Relationship: A Prospective Study

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Yildirim A. C., YILDIZ P., Yildiz M., Kahramanca S., Kargici H.

JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.88-91, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjbh.2015.2492
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.88-91
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mastodynia, breast cancer, ultrasonography, mammography, CYCLICAL MASTALGIA, BREAST, WOMEN
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Mastalgia is an important symptom affecting approximately 70% of women and it disrupts the quality of life especially due to the worry of having cancer. In our study, the type and severity of mastalgia symptom of patients who presented to the outpatient clinic with mastalgia complaint were assessed along with their physical examination findings and radiology results. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the relationship between mastalgia and malignity when assessed in combination with the risk factors of patients.