title: Long-term survival in male breast cancer.
abstract: A total of 42 male breast cancer patients (mean and median age 66 years), were followed up for over 25 years or until death. In 24/42 patients (57%) radical surgery and radiotherapy was carried out, surgery alone in 11 patients (26%), and radiotherapy alone in 3 patients (7%). Of the patients 23 died of mammary cancer, 74% of them in five years after primary treatment; 9% of the patients survived 10 years and 7% for 20 years. If only deaths related to breast cancer were included, the 20-year survival was 45%.
authors: Second Department of Surgery, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Leivonen
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Peltokallio
authors: T V
authors: TV
authors: Kalima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors