OBJECTIVE: The incidence and pattern of @entity1558 varies within countries. There is virtually no information on @entity1558 found in the Northern region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This study hopes to provide data in this area. METHODS: We reviewed the histological and clinical records of 708 @entity1 who presented to General Surgery in Prince Abdul-Rahman Al-Sudairy Central Hospital, Sakaka, Al-Jouf, KSA, with breast complaints over an 8-year period (June 1994 and June 2002). Breast findings were categorized in terms of benign, inflammatory, malignant, congenital and functional. @entity66 were also evaluated in terms of their proliferative status and @entity5 risk. RESULTS: The findings in order were @entity1558 in 245 (48.9%) were most common, @entity32 , 213 (42.5%), and finally @entity5 of the breast in 43 (8.6%). @entity1557 was the most common benign disease. Twenty-seven (5.4%) of @entity1558 were lesions with a @entity5 relative risk ranging from 1.6-4.4. @entity0 was the most common @entity32 . @entity513 was the most common @entity0 . @entity0 was bulky and presented late in mostly premenopausal @entity1 . CONCLUSION: @entity1558 are common among our @entity1 . Although benign disease is the most common, some @entity1 have lesions that have a small but definite @entity5 risk. Of concern is the pattern of advanced @entity0 , which presents mostly in young premenopausal @entity1 . A concerted educational program is needed to acquaint the @entity1 with the significance of breast masses.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammatory disease'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['Benign diseases'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['Breast cancer', 'breast cancer', 'Breast abscess'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity513 :: ('MESH:D044584', 'Disease') :: ['Ductal carcinoma'] @entity1557 :: ('MESH:D018226', 'Disease') :: ['Fibroadenoma'] @entity1558 :: ('MESH:D001941', 'Disease') :: ['benign breast disease', 'Breast diseases', 'breast diseases']
@entity1558 :: (MESH:D001941,Disease) :: ['Breast diseases']
