Objectives:Breast carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor and the leading cause of carcinoma death in women worldwide.The present study was undertaken to assess various clinical parameters and to evaluate correlation with histopathological analysis in breast lump patients.

Material and methods:It is a retrospective study performed at Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur over a period of 2 years from April 2016 to April 2018.The study encompasses 50 cases presenting to the surgical outdoor or Gynecology outdoor with the clinical features suggestive of lump breast. Diagnosis was made after detailed examination and investigations. Definitive surgery was done followed by adjuvant treatment.

Results:All the patients were female. Age of the patients ranges from 10 to 80 years with the mean age of 34.8 years.Out of 50 cases, 37(74%) were benign lesions and 10 (20%) malignant and 3 (6%) were of inflammatory pathology. Most common location was upper outer quadrant(42%).Most common benign breast disease was Fibroadenoma (32%) followed by fibrocystic disease (26%).Most common malignant lesion in present study was invasive ductal carcinoma (16%).Lymph node involvement was present in only 18% of cases.Surgical management was considered the treatment of choice. Most common procedure done was lumpectomy (in 72% cases) followed by Modified radical mastectomy (in 20% cases). Simple mastectomy and microdochectomy were done in 4% cases each.

Conclusion:Understanding importance of diagnosis and triple assessment and planning for effective management either surgical or conservative is the key to management of breast lesions.