title: Interrelationship among prognostic factors in carcinoma breast.
abstract: Presentation of breast cancer at an advanced stage is a rule than exception in rural West Bengal. It was observed that 65.6% of fresh cases presented with history of breast lump with a duration of over 12 months. Of the total 32 cases, 27 (84.4%) had breast lump of more than 5 cm size and had 4 or more pathologically positive axillary nodes. In 28 cases (87.5%) largest node measured was 2 cm or more. In histology of breast specimen, 12 (37.5%) showed high degree of lymph vessel invasion while 31 (96.9%) had at least some lymphatic invasion. Blood vessel invasion of high degree was observed in 18 cases (56.2%) while 29 cases (90.6%) showed at least some blood vessel invasion.
authors.affiliation: BS Medical College Hospital, Bankura.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sur
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mallik
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Choudhuri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011379:Prognosis