Introduction

The diseases of the breast are much common and include problems related to pregnancy and lactation¹, inflammatory conditions, non-neoplastic proliferative lesions and various neoplasms. The purpose of the current study is to review all cases of breast diseases seen in our department over a period of four years and to determine the pattern of histo-pathological diagnosis of breast diseases in our setting.

Methods

This is a retrospective study conducted in the postgraduate department of pathology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, over a period of 4 years from 1^st January, 2015 to 31^st December, 2018. A total of 498 cases were included in the study. All the required hospital based records and the corresponding H&E stained slides were retrieved and reviewed. Data regarding the age, laterality of the lesion and prominent histopathological morphology were analyzed.

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Suhail Farooq

GMC Srinagar, India