Male breast cancer in World War II aviation: a case report and review.
Increased incidence of malignancies within aviators is well documented. Commercial female flyers have been found to have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. However, there has not been any report of male breast cancer related to flying either alone or where malignant melanoma and other primary cancers are also associated. We report two male World War II, British Royal Air Force pilots with primary breast carcinoma associated with two other primary cancer sites.
Gordon
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Department of Plastic and General Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK. doctorgordon@hotmail.com
Chin
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Budny
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Taylor
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D000368:Aged; D001359:Aviation; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014857:Warfare