title: Prognosis of carcinoma of the breast in women under 25 years of age.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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