Male breast cancer in a young patient treated with nipple-sparing mastectomy: case report and review of the literature.
Male breast carcinoma is an uncommon phenomenon, accounting for less than 1% of all malignancies of the breast. The approximate annual incidence in Europe is 1 in 100,000 cases. The highest incidence occurs 5-10 years later in men than in women, with a peak at 60 to 67 years of age. We here describe a case of male breast carcinoma in a young patient (44 years of age), which is quite unusual in the pattern of breast carcinoma presentation.
Luini
Alberto
A
Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. alberto.luini@ieo.it
Gatti
Giovanna
G
Brenelli
Fabricio
F
Silva
Luzemira Santos
LS
Ivaldi
Giovanni
G
Vento
Anna Rita
AR
Gentilini
Oreste
O
D000328:Adult; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009558:Nipples