title: [Breast cancer in men: are there similarities with breast cancer in women?].
abstract: Male breast cancer is an uncommon disease although its incidence has increased over the recent years. Like other orphan diseases, male breast cancer is understudied. This disease has a lot of similarities with female breast cancer. Some differences are yet noticeable. This article describes three cases of carcinoma of the breast in men with a review of the literature on risk factors and treatment. A database must be started with epidemiologic information to understand this disease and its correlation with breast cancer in women.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, BP 426, 67091 Strasbourg, France. narnouldalahdab@yahoo.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arnould
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pouget
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Brettes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome