Immunotherapy: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2471-9552
ISSN: 2471-9552
Ali Ghannam Alrashdi, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed, Kalaf JazeKalaf Alshammeri, Sami Awejan Alrashedi, Laila Salah Seada, Ibraheem M. Ashankyty
College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(KSA).
King Khalid Hospital, Hail, KSA.
Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Therapeutics Unit, University of Ha�il, Ha�il, KSA
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Immunotherapy (Los Angel)
Objective: The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence rates of common types of breast cancer in Northern Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A retrospective cohort study was carried out over a five year period in two referral hospitals. In this study 257 files were retrieved from departments of Surgery from different hospitals in Hail region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Results: Of the 257 samples diagnosed using Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC), histopathological diagnosis was confirmed for 158 patients. Of the 158 diagnosed samples, 46/158 (23.2%) were ductal carcinoma, 7/158(4.4%) were lobular carcinoma, 3/158(1.9%) were mixed tumors, and 102/158(64.6) were fibroadenoma. Conclusion: Ductal carcinoma are the prevalent breast cancer in Hail, KSA.
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