Clinical and mammographic profile of patients with breast cancer surgically treated.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the epidemiological, clinical and mammographic profile of women with breast cancer who were treated at the mastology clinic of the University Hospital of Santa Maria and who underwent breast surgery between January 2007 and December 2012. METHODS: this was a cross-sectional study, approved by the Ethics in Research Committee. A review of the patients' medical records was performed. The data were then exported to a software program for statistical analysis, namely Minitab 14.1. RESULTS: the patients' profile indicated that they were mostly born and raised in Santa Maria (respectively 11.1%, n=16, and 26.3%, n=68). They were about 55.6 years old (SD ± 12.3), white (90.2%, n=213), had already given birth and breastfed their children, were nonsmokers, but also overweight (average BMI of 27 kg/m2). On physical examination of the first medical consultation, these patients, as described in the records: had a palpable mass (81.1%, n=184) measuring over three centimeters, located in the left breast, precisely in the upper outer quadrant (41.4%, n=81). Mammography (39%, n=109) showed that this lump was classified as BIRADS ® 5 (40%, n=81). On histopathological examination, the lump was diagnosed as an invasive ductal cancer (71.1%, n=191). Surgery was generally a radical mastectomy (84.7%, n=236) with axillary dissection (92.5%, n=222). CONCLUSION: some of the epidemiological, clinical and mammographic features mentioned above resembled those found in the literature reviewed. However, these patients had advanced disease and underwent non conservative surgical procedures.

Clinical and mammographic profile of patients with breast cancer surgically treated / Perfil clínico e mamográfico das pacientes com câncer de mama, tratadas cirurgicamente.

Summary Objective: to analyze the epidemiological, clinical and mammographic profile of women with breast cancer who were treated at the mastology clinic of the University Hospital of Santa Maria and who underwent breast surgery between January 2007 and December 2012. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study, approved by the Ethics in Research Committee. A review of the patients' medical records was performed. The data were then exported to a software program for statistical analysis, namely Minitab 14.1. Results: the patients' profile indicated that they were mostly born and raised in Santa Maria (respectively 11.1%, n=16, and 26.3%, n=68). They were about 55.6 years old (SD±12.3), white (90.2%, n=213), had already given birth and breastfed their children, were nonsmokers, but also overweight (average BMI of 27kg/m2). On physical examination of the first medical consultation, these patients, as described in the records: had a palpable mass (81.1%, n=184) measuring over three centimeters, located in the left breast, precisely in the upper outer quadrant (41.4%, n=81). Mammography (39%, n=109) showed that this lump was classified as BIRADS ® 5 (40%, n=81). On histopathological examination, the lump was diagnosed as an invasive ductal cancer (71.1%, n=191). Surgery was generally a radical mastectomy (84.7%, n=236) with axillary dissection (92.5%, n=222). Conclusion: some of the epidemiological, clinical and mammographic features mentioned above resembled those found in the literature reviewed. However, these patients had advanced disease and underwent non conservative surgical procedures. .

Resumo Objetivo: analisar o perfil epidemiológico, clínico e mamográfico de mulheres com câncer de mama atendidas no ambulatório de mastologia do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (UFSM) e submetidas à cirurgia de mama no período de janeiro de 2007 a dezembro de 2012. Métodos: estudo de prevalência realizado de modo transversal, após ter sido aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Foram realizadas revisões dos prontuários das pacientes. As informações obtidas foram transpassadas para um programa de análise estatístico, o Minitab 14.1. Resultados: o perfil das pacientes, encontrado no estudo, mostrou que elas eram, na maioria, naturais ou procedentes de Santa Maria (respectivamente 11,1%, n=16, e 26,3%, n=68). Elas tinham 55,6 anos (DP±12,3), eram brancas (90,2%, n=213), gestaram, amamentaram, não eram tabagistas, mas estavam com sobrepeso (IMC médio de 27 kg/m2). No exame físico do primeiro atendimento, essas pacientes, conforme descrito no prontuário, tinham nódulo palpável (81,1%, n=184) com mais de 3 cm na mama esquerda, precisamente no quadrante lateral superior (41,4%, n=81). Na mamografia (39%, n=109), esse nódulo foi classificado como BI-RADS® 5 (40%, n=81). No exame histopatológico, o nódulo foi diagnosticado como câncer do tipo ductal invasor (71,1%, n=191). A cirurgia foi, em geral, uma mastectomia radical (84,7%, n=236) com esvaziamento axilar (92,5%, n=222). Conclusão: concluiu-se que algumas das características epidemiológicas, clínicas e mamográficas citadas acima assemelharam-se com a literatura revisada. No entanto, essas pacientes apresentavam câncer de mama em estádio avançado e foram submetidas a uma técnica cirúrgica não conservadora. .