Evaluation of Breast Cancer Cases Diagnosed In the Breast Cancer Screening Program In the Near East University Hospital of North Cyprus.
OBJECTIVE
This study is about determination and eveluation of the breast cancer cases which were diagnosed during the early diagnosis and screening programs covering a three years of digital mammography images at the Near East University Hospital.


METHODS
This study covers 2136 women patients who applied to the early diagnosis and screening program of the Near East University Hospital between July 2010 and July 2013. The mamographic images were re evaluated retrospectively according to ACR's (The American College of Radiology) BİRADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System). The mamographic results as required were correlated with breast ultrasound (US) and compared with the pathologic results of materials obtained by surgery or biopsy. The results were analyzed statistically in comparison with the literature data.


RESULTS
The women who were screened aged between 34-73 years with a median of 53.5 (SD = 27.5). Suspected malignancy were evaluated in 54 patients, which 42 of them were diagnosed BIRADS 4 and 12 patients BIRADS 5 and 21 patients were correleted breast cancer based on histopathologic examination. 17 patients had the breast-conserving surgery and 4 patients were treated with mastectomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Breast cancers that are detected at early stages by breast cancer screening tests are more likely to be smaller and still confined to the breast resulting in more simple operations and more succesfull treatment. Promoting the breast cancer screening and registration programs in our country will help to control the desease at our region.
Department of Radiology, Near East University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Kuzey Kıbrıs TC.
Muhabbet Koralp
MK
Durdiyeva
Department of General Surgery, Near East University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Kuzey Kıbrıs TC.
Hasan
H
Besim
Department of General Surgery, Near East University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Kuzey Kıbrıs TC.
Kalbim
K
Arslan
Department of Pathology, Near East University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Kuzey Kıbrıs TC.
Hanife
H
Özkayalar
Department of Radiology, Near East University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Kuzey Kıbrıs TC.
Güliz
G
Yılmaz
Department of Pathology, Near East University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Kuzey Kıbrıs TC.
Gamze Kuzey
GK
Mocan
Department of Radiology, Near East University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Kuzey Kıbrıs TC.
Nail
N
Bulakbaşı
Mammography; breast cancer; screening program