Breast Carcinoma:A Review

P. Shreya Rajkumar; C. T. Darwin; Karthikeyan

Breast Carcinoma:A Review

P. Shreya Rajkumar ¹, C. T. Darwin ¹, Karthikeyan ²

Affiliations
1 Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, India
2 Department of General Surgery, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, India

Breast malignancy has fast overtaken ovarian malignancy as the leading cause of death in women. A number of factors attribute to the rise in breast cancer,including obesity, food habits and carcinogen exposure.

This article is a review of breast malignancy, and its pathological nature,and highlights the significance of axillary staging as a prognostic factor,and hence the importance of axillary investigation.