title: A rare complication resulting in a rare disease: radiation-induced male breast cancer.
abstract: The increase in survival after childhood radiation therapy for some blood malignancies has led to an increase in the diagnosis of radiation-induced secondary solid malignancies (SSM). We report a young man presenting with invasive breast cancer 19 years after receiving radiation therapy and bone marrow transplant for acute lymphocytic leukaemia in childhood. This latency period is longer than previously reported. Therefore, survivors of radiation-treated primary cancer should be closely monitored for SSM, including breast cancer, for the rest of their lives.
authors.affiliation: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Jamila
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alazhri
authors.affiliation: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saclarides
authors.affiliation: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avisar
mesh_terms: D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D000069451:Long Term Adverse Effects / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult