BACKGROUND: While most breast-related research focuses on @entity5 , presentation of symptomatic @entity1 in non-screened environments requires understanding the spectrum of @entity1558 so as to plan services in resource-constrained settings. This study presents the variety of @entity1558 managed at a government, open-access breast clinic in South Africa. METHODS: We performed a retrospective file review using a systematic random sample of @entity1 18  years and above presenting for breast care over a 14-month period. We collected demographics, clinical characteristics, management and final diagnoses from the first visit and twelve subsequent months. RESULTS: The final sample contained 365 individuals (97        5% @entity1 ). Most were black, unmarried and South African citizens with a median age of 43  years (IQR 31-55) . Of those reporting their status (24        1%) 38        6% were @entity16090 -positive. A mass (57        0%) and/or @entity158 (28        5%) were the most common symptoms. Imaging and breast biopsies were required in 78  and 25% of individuals, respectively. Nearly half of biopsies identified @entity0 (44        1% of @entity1 <= 40 and 57        3% for @entity1 >40). Benign conditions (47        7%) and no abnormality (18        2%) were common final classifications among @entity1 . There was no difference between the final classifications of @entity1 who self-referred versus those who were formally referred from another health care provider. Nearly half of the @entity1 (46        6%) travelled 20 km or more to attend the clinic. CONCLUSIONS: Benign breast conditions far outweighed @entity5 diagnoses. As @entity0 awareness increases in resource-limited countries, facilities offering breast care require administrative and clinical preparation to manage a range of @entity5 related conditions.

Characterizing breast conditions at an open-access breast clinic in South Africa: a model that is more than XXXX care for a resource-limited setting.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'patients', 'persons'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'non-cancer'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity16090 :: ('11709', 'Species') :: ['HIV'] @entity1558 :: ('MESH:D001941', 'Disease') :: ['breast disease', 'breast diseases']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['cancer']
