INFLUENCE OF QUADRANT PLACEMENT ON BREAST LUMP PROGNOSIS: A CYTOMORPHOLOGICAL APPROACH
Keywords:
Breast Lump, cytomorphological study, Fibroadenoma, Invasive duct cell carcinoma, Prognosis, quadrant location.Abstract
Background: Research on the quadrant location's significance in predicting the prognosis of breast lesions has been ongoing for a while, but no conclusive findings have been published.
The objectives are to determine the incidence of breast lesions in each quadrant, the significance of each quadrant location for the prognosis of breast lumps, and the type of the breast lumps by cytomorphological examination.
Techniques: After a quadrant location evaluation, a thorough physical, radiographic, and clinical examination was conducted. An examination of the axilla, bilateral nipples, and lymph nodes was performed on each research participant. After staining, FNAC was performed for cytomorphologic analysis.
Fibroadenoma and IDCC were most common in the lateral upper quadrant, occurring in 58.62% (n = 34) and 70% (n = 14) of cases, respectively. The medial upper quadrant of IDCC was seen in 30% (n=6) of the individuals. 10.34% (n=6) of the individuals in the lateral lower quadrant, 13.79% (n=8) of the participants in the medial upper quadrant, 10.34% (n=6) of the subjects in the central region, and 6.89% (n=4) of the subjects in the medial lower quadrant all had fibroadenoma.
In conclusion, the most prevalent benign and malignant lesions are fibroadenoma and invasive ductal cell carcinoma. These lesions are more frequently seen in the lateral outer quadrant, with the upper lateral quadrant showing a better prognosis.
