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Case:178
46
Premenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with an area of firmness in the upper inner quadrant of the left breast first noticed a few days ago.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

2
Case:179
70
Postmenopausal woman with increased risk of developing breast cancer presented with a lump in the left axillary tail. The patient had ovarian carcinoma detected 1 year ago and had undergone a hysterectomy.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

3
Case:185
72
Postmenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with left axillary lump. Clinical examination revealed non tender, mobile lump in the left axilla, no palpable breast lump was detected.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

4
Case:040
57
Postmenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast carcinoma presented with bilateral breast lumps. Examination revealed two lumps in the left breast and one lump in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast. Axillae were normal.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

5
Case:085
43
Premenopausal woman presented with a small lump in her left breast. She had no significant family history or risk factors for breast cancer. On examination, a hard 2 cm lump was found in the upper inner quadrant of the left breast.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

6
Case:063
39
Premenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with a rapidly growing left breast lump. On examination, she was found to have a large firm to hard lump in her left breast.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

7
Case:076
40
Premenopausal woman presented to surgical unit with pain in abdomen. Ultrasound of the abdomen revealed focal hepatic lesions of indeterminate aetiology, suspicious of metastatic foci. Clinical examination to look for primary revealed bilateral breast lumps.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

8
Case:086
43
Premenopausal woman under follow-up for fibrocystic changes in both breasts for more than 2 years. She had symptomatic breast nodularity in the left breast and presented with a left breast lump. On examination, a hard left breast lump was found.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

9
Case:087
42
Premenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with a lump in the left breast noticed 1 month ago. On clinical examination, a single left upper quadrant lump 3 cm in diameter was found.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

10
Case:122
68
Postmenopausal woman with increased risk of developing breast cancer because of a family history of breast cancer presented with excoriation of the left nipple with minimal serous nipple discharge. Examination did not reveal any lumps in the breast.
bilateral: 4C High suspicion for malignancy

11
Case:096
60
Postmenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with nipple discharge from the right nipple of duration 10 days. Examination revealed a lump 4 cm in diameter in the right retroareolar region.
4C High suspicion for malignancy

Total record number: 11
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