[Lymphoid nodules of the breast. Report of 10 cases observed in Cameroon].

The aim of this study was to present clinico-pathological aspects of breast lymphoid nodules in Cameroon. From the collection of the pathology laboratory of the Yaounde Central Hospital, all the cases of breast lymphoid nodules diagnosed between 1st January 1993 and 30th June 1998 were recorded. For each case, the following data were noted: age of the patient, clinical informations (signs and symptoms), microscopical aspects and histological description. 10 cases of breast lymphoid nodules were recorded. These were observed in women aged 19 to 50 and most of them were painless. All were mobile and felt by the patients before excision-biopsy. They were mostly found on the right and were less than 1 cm in diameter. Histologically, they presented as diffuse lymph node hyperplasia.