Case report: ductal carcinoma in situ in the male breast.
High-grade ductal carcinoma in situ is incredibly rare in male patients. The prognosis for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in a male patient is the same as it would be for a female with the same stage disease; therefore, early recognition and diagnosis are of the utmost importance. We present a case of a male with unilateral invasive ductal carcinoma who was diagnosed with DCIS in the contralateral breast. The DCIS presented as microcalcifications on mammography and was found to be biopsy proven grade 3 papillary DCIS. This case also illustrates the importance of family history and risk factors, all of which need to be evaluated in any male presenting with a breast mass or nipple discharge.
Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, Suite B23, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
Joshua
J
Chern
Lydia
L
Liao
Raymond
R
Baraldi
Elizabeth
E
Tinney
Karen
K
Hendershott
Pauline
P
Germaine