Mammography in men with breast cancer: review of the mammographic findings in five cases.
Male breast carcinoma is an uncommon malignancy. The age at diagnosis and tumour stage are more advanced in males than in females. Poor alertness of both men and physicians for this infrequent disease may account for the delay in diagnosis. In this study, we reviewed male breast carcinomas seen within a 3 year period and assessed the mammographic findings. There is limited experience in the diagnosis of breast carcinoma in male patients and this has been considerably influenced by the knowledge of female breast cancer. The diagnostic criteria for the female counterpart cannot always be safely applied to male breast cancer. Mammograms of men with breast cancer usually show an uncalcified subareolar mass, which may mimic or be obscured by gynaecomastia. Occasionally, punctate calcifications may indicate malignant disease in the male breast. Early detection of male breast cancer may prolong the survival rate as in cases of female breast cancer.
Tükel
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Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Sihhiye, Turkey.
Ozcan
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary