Breast Cancer in Erzincan Region: Retrospective Analysis of Cases Which Diagnosed in Last Five Years

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women today. Forty-one patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer between January 2016 and December 2020 at our hospital were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 58,7 (30-84). Modified radical mastectomy was performed in 28 patients (68,2%). Nine patients (21,9%) underwent breast conserving surgery. In five of these patients, axillary dissection was added as sentinel lymph node sampling was positive. Simple mastectomy was performed in four patients (9,9%). The most common result after postoperative histopathological evaluation was invasive ductal carcinoma (73,1%). Both in the world and in our country, breast cancer is also rapidly becoming a trend for minimally invasive surgery. However, in order to perform breast conserving surgery and eliminate the need for axillary dissection, the patient should be diagnosed at an early stage. The patient should be approached as multidisciplinary. Early diagnosis increases treatment success and life expectancy. Early diagnosis enables that surgical treatment to be performed under more minimally invasive conditions. Keywords: breast cancer, early diagnosis, treatment, axillary dissection