Abstract

ANGARITA, Fernando Andrés et al. Initial presentation of patients with diagnosis of breast cancer at the Centro Javeriano de Oncología of Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2010, vol.25, n.1, pp.19-26. ISSN 2011-7582.

Introduction. Breast cancer is a public health issue in Colombia that deserves awareness due to its increasing incidence and mortality rates. Initial presentation characteristics are important because these determine the clinical stage, and consequently the prognosis. It is important to understand how women with breast cancer are presenting at our center. Objective. To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of women with breast cancer diagnosed at Centro Javeriano de Oncología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio (HUSI). Methods. Retrospective, descriptive observational study of 232 consecutive, newly diagnosed breast cancer cases of which the following data was obtained from clinical charts: age, chief complaint, medical history, clinical breast exam, histologic diagnosis, and clinical staging. Results. The population tended to be over 50 years (63.4%), generally referred because of the presence of a lump (77%); tumors were predominantly ductal, in 91% of the cases. The most frequent clinical stages were IIIB (25%), IIA (17%), IIB (16%), and y I (16%). Conclusion. In this study, newly diagnosed breast cancer cases mainly presented in early and locally advanced stages, a distribution similar to that reported by other research groups in Bogotá, Colombia.

Keywords : breast neoplasms; diagnosis; neoplasm staging; risk factors.

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