title: Mammary duct ectasia and periductal mastitis in males.
abstract: Mammary duct ectasia/periductal mastitis is exceedingly rare in males. Ten cases have been reported in the literature, the last 2 cases were associated with Human immunodeficiency virus. The previously reported cases presented in females with blood stained discharge or subareolar inflammatory process. All cases required surgical treatment, 7 out of 10 cases underwent a form of mastectomy. To the best of our knowledge this disease entity was not reported in patients suffering from Behcets disease. This article described 2 new cases, one of them is a young man who had associated Behcets disease. An immune mechanism may be responsible for such association, which was not reported before. The clinical presentation, pathological findings and management of these 2 new cases were outlined followed by literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, Amman 11942, Jordan. jamalmasad@firstnet.com.jo
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Al-Masad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008413:Mastitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged