Vivian E., 19

Vivian is a 19-year-old young woman who completed her secondary education three years ago and hopes to study law in a higher institution. She lives with her widowed mother and two siblings, and the family struggles financially. Her mother is a petty trader. They live in a one-room apartment in a building with several tenants, use borehole water for daily activities, and have access to electricity. She presented with a painful lump in her left breast that she discovered while bathing five months earlier. On examination, she was not pale, anicteric, and afebrile (36.7°C). A mobile, fairly well-defined mass measuring about 2.2 × 3 cm was felt in the left breast, with no palpable axillary lymph nodes. She was diagnosed with a left breast mass with benign features, likely fibroadenoma (BI-RADS III). She requires surgical excision of the lump and histology, but her mother cannot afford the cost of treatment, so they sought support from Helpster Charity.

The patient has been evaluated for a breast mass with benign features and is currently stable, with surgical excision advised for definitive treatment and diagnosis. The planned procedure will relieve symptoms and confirm the nature of the lump. With timely surgery and appropriate follow-up, complete recovery is expected. The overall prognosis is good.