Inflammatory breast cancer in a male

N Z Med J. 2005 Jul 15;118(1218):U1566.

Abstract

Male breast cancer is very rare, especially inflammatory breast cancer, which is an aggressive, rapidly proliferating manifestation of primary breast carcinoma. We present a case report of a 56-year-old man in Lebanon who died 8 months after being diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / complications
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / diagnosis*
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / pathology
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Edema / etiology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / etiology
  • Lymphatic Diseases / etiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neck
  • Thorax

Substances

  • Doxorubicin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Fluorouracil