Phyllodes tumor in a male patient with bilateral gynaecomastia induced by oestrogen therapy for prostatic carcinoma.
We report a case of phyllodes tumor in a male patient following prolonged oestrogen therapy. The male mammary gland can be modified by oestrogen with a histological picture analogous to that of the female breast.
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Division of Surgery and Diagnostic Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Zurrida
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Clemente
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D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
D004054:Diethylstilbestrol