Prevalence of breast fibroadenoma in healthy physical examination population in Guangdong province of China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide an accurate assessment of the prevalence of breast fibroadenoma in a large population and to confirm the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for fibroadenoma.

Design

This was a cross-sectional survey.

Setting

This research was conducted at Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Participants

A total of 11 898 women aged 18-40 years who underwent breast screening between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019 were included in the fibroadenoma prevalence study. From 1 June 2019 to 31 December 2019, 342 breast lesions with pathology reports and preoperative ultrasound images were collected for diagnostic fibroadenoma testing (vs histological diagnostic testing).

Primary outcome measures

Pearson's χ² test was performed to co

SUBMITTER: Zhu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9237909 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature