XX male with breast cancer

Clin Genet. 1980 Aug;18(2):103-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1980.tb01019.x.

Abstract

We present the case of a 66-year-old XX male who developed breast cancer on the left side at the age of 61. His clinical, endocrinological and cytogenetic features are described. The presence of hypospadias and cancer in the left breast are noteworthy; the latter is very rarely found in Klinefelter syndrome patients. An outline of the pathogenesis of breast cancer in XX male patients is also given. This is the first report of an XX male with breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / genetics*
  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms / complications
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Chromosome Banding
  • Dermatoglyphics
  • Disorders of Sex Development / complications
  • Disorders of Sex Development / genetics*
  • Female
  • Gynecomastia / genetics
  • Humans
  • Hypospadias / genetics
  • Male
  • Sex Determination Analysis
  • X Chromosome