Male breast cancer in a young patient treated with nipple-sparing mastectomy: case report and review of the literature

Tumori. 2007 Jan-Feb;93(1):118-20. doi: 10.1177/030089160709300123.

Abstract

Male breast carcinoma is an uncommon phenomenon, accounting for less than 1% of all malignancies of the breast. The approximate annual incidence in Europe is 1 in 100,000 cases. The highest incidence occurs 5-10 years later in men than in women, with a peak at 60 to 67 years of age. We here describe a case of male breast carcinoma in a young patient (44 years of age), which is quite unusual in the pattern of breast carcinoma presentation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / surgery*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mastectomy / methods*
  • Nipples*