CHEMICAL, CYTOLOGICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL STUDY OF DRAINED FLUID AFTER PATEY’S MASTECTOMY USING TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF DRAINGE

Abstract

Breast cancer is the common cancer in females. Sex is certainly an I important contributing factors for this disease since it is rare in male. I A number of factors have been demonstrated to increase a women's risk for the development of breast cancer. Surgical removal of the breast I and axillary lymphatics is the most common treatment for operable breast cancer. The frequency of post-operative wound complications were significantly influenced by physical features of the patient and the type of I drainage used. I The aim of this work was to evaluate the post operative wound complications after surgery for breast cancer. Also to examine the drained I fluid pathologically, bacteriologically and chemically. I The study was carried out on 20 female patients with breast I carcmoma admitted to Surgical Deparetment, Main Alexandria University Hospitals. Each patient was studied along the following lines : I 1. A clinical interview, paying special attention to age, previous breast complaint or surgery, previous diseases. 2. Clinical examination including inspection and palpation of both breasts, I palpation of the breast lump and axillary and supraclavicular lymph nodes. I 3. Laboratory work up. I 4. Staging of the tumour according to TNM.