[Male breast cancer. Five years experience and literature review]

G Chir. 2006 Jun-Jul;27(6-7):255-8.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Male breast cancer is an uncommon disease and its aetiology, clinical behaviour and treatment is not well-known . Retrospective studies show that age and stage-matched breast cancer in men and women are compared. Nevertheless, the poor mammary tissue in man allow a rapid local infiltration, late diagnosis and poor survival rate. The Authors report their five years experience and with a short literature review they summarise what is currently known about this uncommon neoplasm in terms of prognostic factors, therapy and survival.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Breast / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male* / diagnosis
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male* / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male* / mortality
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male* / radiotherapy
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male* / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast* / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast* / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Papillary* / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Papillary* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Papillary* / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Mastectomy, Radical
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Prognosis
  • Sex Factors