Aspects épidémiologiques et histopathologiques des affections mammaires à Ouagadougou Epidemiological and histological aspects of breast complaint in Ouagadougou

Our study was about a survey of 992 cases of breast diseases conducted from January 2001 toDecember 2006 in the different departments of pathology of Ouagadougou. The main objectivewas to determine the histological and epidemiological aspects of breast disease in Ouagadougou. The following results were obtained. 1) The number of the cases has increased with the time. 2) The three-quarters of diagnosed lesions were minor. 3) The average age of patients was 34.4 years for breast disease in general.With regard tomen, the agewas 70 years for carcinoma, and the average age during the minor lesion diagnosis was 29 years. 4) The lesion was located mostly on the right side with 49.2% of the cases. 5) At the histological level, adenofibroma with 37.2% of the cases was considered as the highest occurrence followed by infiltrated canal carcinoma with 16.8% of the cases. The grade II by Scarff-BloomRichardson was found most of the time with 49.3% of the cases. 6) The fibrocystic lesion having 12.1% was ranked third. Breast tuberculosis was a rare diseasewith 0.4%of breast disease. 7) As far as men were concerned, the minor chest disease was shown by gynecomastia, representing 0.6% of breast disease cases. A single case of malignant tumor namely the bilateral infiltrating carcinoma canal was diagnosed.