Causes of referral for breast ultrasonography in general practice in South Jordan

Abstract EN

Objectives : To assess the causes for referral for breast ultrasonography in patients aging between 13-80 years in general practice, our local experience.

Methods : A retrospective study was conducted over 12 month between January and December 2010 in Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein Hospital in the South of Jordan.

The study included 132 patients.

Their age ranged between 13 to 80 years with an average 46 years.

There were six male patients included in the study and 26 single female patients.

The requests which had inadequate data were excluded from the study.

Results : Seventy patients presented between 25-39 years old.

Mastalgia was the commonest presenting symptom, seen in 46 patients 35.1 %.

Male patients presented with gynecomastia.

Benign breast lesions were reported in 64 patients (54.2 %) while 45 patients (38.1 %) had normal ultrasound examinations.

Conclusion : Breast symptoms in adolescent and adults are common in primary care practice, regardless of patient's gender.

Mastalgia was found to be the commonest presenting symptom.

In our study, benign breast diseases were commoner than malignant ones.