Prognosis of carcinoma of the breast in women under 25 years of age.
In 1960 to 1969 twenty six women below 25 years were operated on because of mammary carcinoma. All eighteen patients in stage 0 and I had a five-year cure. The corresponding rate for seven women in stage II was 43%. Of eight women with a poorly differentiated or anaplastic growth, 38% survived for more than five years. The corresponding figure for those with a well differentiated tumour was 100%. The prognosis in young women is thus good provided the malignant breast tumour is diagnosed and treated in good time, and it is better than that in elderly women.
D002293:Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis