Anthropometric measurements in male breast cancer.
BACKGROUND
1% of breast cancers occur in men. The etiology is obscure. An elevated BMI has been postulated to be a cause.


METHODS
All male breast cancer patients operated from January 1990 to May 2001 were retrospectively reviewed. Relation between BMI and male breast cancer was examined.


RESULTS
43 males underwent breast surgery for breast cancer during this period. 3 patients were excluded from the study because of other risk factors for breast cancer. The average BMI of 40 patients was 26.54 kg/m2, which is mildly above the level for normal weight.


CONCLUSIONS
Excessive adipose tissue may increase risk of male breast cancer.
Altinli
Ediz
E
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. edizaltinli@hotmail.com
Gorgun
Emre
E
Karabicak
Ilhan
I
Uras
Cihan
C
Unal
Hilal
H
Akcal
Tarik
T
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors