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Hao S, Huang M, Tian W, Chen Y, Zhao J, Luo D. Whole Exome Sequencing in the Male Breast Cancer with Prolactinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Breast Cancer 2020; 23:656-664. [PMID: 33408891 PMCID: PMC7779730 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2020.23.e63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Male breast cancer (MBC) is rare and accounts for approximately 1% of all breast cancer cases worldwide. Previous studies have suggested that several factors significantly increase the risk of MBC. Prolactinoma has the highest incidence rate among patients with functional pituitary tumors. However, whether prolactinoma is involved in the onset and progression of breast cancer remains unclear. To date, there are only five case reports globally on MBC with concurrent prolactinoma. We hereby describe the first case of MBC with prolactinoma in China. We also explored the patient's genetic profile using whole exome sequencing. Our findings may help advance our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of MBC. Further molecular analyses of such cases are warranted to improve auxiliary molecular diagnostic methods and targeted therapy for MBC.
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- Shuai Hao
- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Nursing School, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Cocks Eschler D, Javanmard P, Cox K, Geer EB. Prolactinoma through the female life cycle. Endocrine 2018; 59:16-29. [PMID: 29177641 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-017-1438-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Prolactinomas are the most common secretory pituitary adenoma. They typically occur in women in the 3rd-6th decade of life and rarely in the pediatric population or after menopause. Most women present with irregular menses and/or infertility. Dopamine (DA) agonists, used in their treatment, are safe during pregnancy, but in most cases are discontinued at conception with close monitoring for signs or symptoms of tumor growth. Breastfeeding is safe postpartum, provided there was no significant growth during pregnancy. Some women will experience normalization of prolactin levels postpartum. Menopause may also decrease prolactin levels and even those with macroprolactinomas may consider discontinuing their DA agonist with close follow-up. Prolactinomas may be associated with decreased quality of life scores in women, and play a role in bone health and cardiovascular risk factors. This review discusses the current literature and clinical understanding of prolactinomas throughout the entirety of the female life cycle.
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- Deirdre Cocks Eschler
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, 26 Research Way, East Setauket, New York, NY, 11733, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrine, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave L Levy Place box 1055, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrine, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave L Levy Place box 1055, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Multidisciplinary Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, Box 419, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Stamatakos M, Stefanaki C, Stasinou T, Papantoni E, Alexiou I, Kontzoglou K. Intracystic Papillary Carcinoma of the Breast in Males. In Search of the Optimal Treatment for this Rare Disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 6:399-403. [PMID: 22619652 DOI: 10.1159/000331386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Intracystic papillary carcinoma (IPC) of the breast in men is an extremely infrequent disease, and it appears to have a good prognosis. Because of this, histological findings are of great importance in the decision-making process regarding treatment. Clinical examination, radiological and histological assessments are required for early detection. Adequate surgical excision with negative margins is mandatory. However, the role of sentinel node biopsy has not been evaluated in male IPC. It appears that sentinel node biopsy may be an excellent alternative to radical axillary dissection in patients with IPC and associated ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive carcinoma. Nevertheless, due to the rarity of IPC and its confusing histopathological classification and staging, there are still no clear guidelines as far as IPC treatment is concerned.
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- Michael Stamatakos
- 4th Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Mallawaarachchi CM, Ivanova S, Shorthouse A, Shousha S, Sinnett D. A rare case of male breast ductal carcinoma in-situ associated with prolactinoma. BMJ Case Rep 2011; 2011:bcr.01.2009.1421. [PMID: 22679041 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.01.2009.1421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A case of ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) associated with prolactinoma in a male patient is described. A 56-year-old gentleman presented with lethargy and loss of libido. His prolactin at presentation was 3680 mU/l and an MRI scan of the head revealed a pituitary tumour suggestive of prolactinoma. Following 18 months of treatment with cabergoline, the prolactin level reduced to 914 mU/l. However, 3 years later he presented with blood stained nipple discharge, the cytology of which was negative for cancer. Ultrasound scan of his right breast revealed a single dilated mammary duct. Microdochectomy was performed. The histology revealed incompletely excised DCIS. There is increasing evidence of prolactinoma associated with breast cancer with or without DCIS in females. A review of the literature reveals only one previous case report of this association in males. This is the first case of pure DCIS preceded by prolactinoma in a male patient.
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Berinder K, Akre O, Granath F, Hulting AL. Cancer risk in hyperprolactinemia patients: a population-based cohort study. Eur J Endocrinol 2011; 165:209-15. [PMID: 21602317 DOI: 10.1530/eje-11-0076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Experimental evidence indicates that prolactin might play a role in tumorigenesis of several human cancers, but data on cancer risk in hyperprolactinemia patients are sparse. The aim of this study was to investigate cancer risk in hyperprolactinemia patients. Design A population-based matched cohort study in Sweden. METHODS The hyperprolactinemia cohort consisted of patients hospitalized for hyperprolactinemia from 1987 to 1995 identified in the National Patient Register (n=585) and a hospital cohort of prolactinoma patients at Karolinska University Hospital (n=384). For each patient, ten matched individuals were identified via the Register of Population. Cancer occurrence was ascertained via the Swedish Cancer Registry. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated by Cox proportional hazards regression. RESULTS Seventy-three malignant tumors were identified in the hyperprolactinemia patients and 660 tumors in the comparison group (HR 1.31; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02-1.68), mainly attributed to an increased risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer in both males and females (HR 3.69; 95% CI: 1.70-8.03) and hematopoietic cancer in females (HR 3.51; 95% CI: 1.06-11.6). Twelve breast cancers occurred in the female patients, corresponding to an HR of 1.09 (95% CI: 0.60-1.99). Prostate cancer risk in hyperprolactinemia men was reduced (HR 0.40; 95% CI: 0.16-0.99). CONCLUSIONS An increased overall cancer risk was found in hyperprolactinemia patients, but no increased risk of breast cancer in women and a reduced risk of prostate cancer in men. These findings warrant further investigations and to be confirmed in larger studies but may indicate the importance of an active treatment strategy and follow-up of hyperprolactinemia patients.
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- Katarina Berinder
- Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Sato T, Muto I, Hasegawa M, Aono T, Okada T, Tamura T, Sakai T. A rare case of invasive ductal carcinoma with hyperprolactinemia. Breast Cancer 2007; 14:302-6. [PMID: 17690509 DOI: 10.2325/jbcs.14.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We report here a rare form of invasive ductal carcinoma composed of a mass protruding from the tip of the nipple in a 43-year-old woman with hyperprolactinemia. She had been amenorrheic for 15 years following an incomplete pituitary adenomectomy for prolactinoma. She presented with a mass on the left nipple that had been growing for 6 months. Morphologically, the mass resembled adenoma of the nipple. Another mass was located in the subareolar region. She underwent mastectomy after invasive ductal carcinoma was diagnosed. Histopathologically, the tumor of the nipple was invasive ductal carcinoma, which had extended intraductally from another invasive ductal carcinoma in the subareolar region, and had infiltrated the epidermis of the nipple (Paget's disease). MR mammography successfully detected the relationship between the tumors. Postoperatively, the plasma prolactin level was abnormally high, while the plasma estradiol level was quite low, although macro-pituitary adenoma was not detected by MRI. The patient was treated with bromocriptine mesilate, in addition to adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer, and the plasma prolactin level has since normalized.
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- Tomoi Sato
- Department of Surgery, Niigata Prefectural Central Hospital, Joetsu City, Niigata, Japan.
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Hirose Y, Sasa M, Bando Y, Hirose T, Morimoto T, Kurokawa Y, Nagao T, Tangoku A. Bilateral male breast cancer with male potential hypogonadism. World J Surg Oncol 2007; 5:60. [PMID: 17543123 PMCID: PMC1892556 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-5-60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2007] [Accepted: 06/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Male breast cancer is a comparatively rare disease, and simultaneous bilateral male breast cancer is considered to be an extremely rare event. Risk factors are said to be genetic factors and hormonal abnormalities due to obesity or testicular diseases. Case presentation The patient was a 47-year-old Japanese male. His family had no history of female breast cancer. This patient also had hypospadias and hormonal examination indicated the presence of primary testicular potential hypogonadism, and these hormonal abnormalities seemed to be present since childhood or the fetal period. The bilateral breast cancer developed in this man at a comparatively young age, and histopathological studies of multiple sections showed that there was almost no normal epithelial cell in the ducts, while the ducts were almost completely filled with breast cancer cells. Conclusion It is thought that male breast cancer is caused by an imbalance between estrogen and testosterone. We cannot rule out the possibility that the breast cancer developed due to the effect of the slight elevation of estrogen over a long period of time, but the actual causative factors in this patient were unable to be definitively identified. In the future, we hope to further elucidate the causes of male breast cancer.
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- Yukiko Hirose
- Department of Oncological and Regenerative Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-Cho, Tokushima 770-8509, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima Breast Care Clinic, 4-7-7, Nakashimada-Cho, Tokushima 770-0052, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Environmental Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-Cho, Tokushima 770-8509, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Higashi Tokushima Hospital, 1-1, Ohmukai-kita, Ootera, Itano, Tokushima 779-0193, Japan
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-Cho, Tokushima 770-8509, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tsurugi Municipal Handa Hospital 234-1, Nakayabu, Handa, Tsurugi-cho, Tokushima 779-4401, Japan
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- Department of Oncological and Regenerative Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-Cho, Tokushima 770-8509, Japan
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- Department of Oncological and Regenerative Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-Cho, Tokushima 770-8509, Japan
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Yamamoto H, Okada Y, Taniguchi H, Handa R, Naoi Y, Oshima S, Kato T, Tsujie M, Iijima S, Kurokawa E, Kikkawa N, Kadone K. Intracystic papilloma in the breast of a male given long-term phenothiazine therapy: A case report. Breast Cancer 2006; 13:84-8. [PMID: 16518066 DOI: 10.2325/jbcs.13.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We experienced a very rare case of intracystic papilloma in a 57-year-old man who came to our hospital complaining of a left subareolar mass and nipple discharge. The patient had a history of chronic schizophrenia, necessitating long-term treatment with phenothiazines. His serum prolactin levels were elevated. Mammography demonstrated a well defined mass with microcalcifications. Ultrasonography revealed a cyst with an intracystic component. The inner lesion of the mass enhanced on contrast-enhanced computed tomography. The carcinoembryonic antigen concentration of the cyst fluid was 400 ng/mL and no malignant cells were found by aspiration biopsy cytology. Excisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia. Pathological examination revealed the intracystic component to be intracystic papilloma. There are ten reports of male intracystic papilloma including ours. We report the second case of a patient given long-term phenothiazine therapy, which is known to increase serum prolactin levels.
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- Hitoshi Yamamoto
- Department of Surgery, Minoh City Hospital, 5-7-1, Kayano, Osaka 562-8562, Japan
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Okada K, Kajiwara S, Tanaka H, Sakamoto G. Synchronous bilateral noninvasive ductal carcinoma of the male breast: a case report. Breast Cancer 2003; 10:163-6. [PMID: 12736571 DOI: 10.1007/bf02967643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A 45-year-old man developed a bloody discharge from his right nipple. Physical examination revealed bloody discharge from his left nipple also but no swelling, breast mass, or axillary lymph nodes. He then underwent bilateral total glandectomy without axillary dissection. Histological examination revealed low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with a low-papillary and cribriform pattern measuring about 4 mm in diameter in the breast bilaterally. To our knowledge, this is the first report of synchronous bilateral DCIS in a male. Since this patient's hormonal profile showed a relatively high blood level of prolactin, the causative relationship between hyperprolactinemia and male breast cancer is discussed. Including our case, 5 of 6 cases reported thus far have been bilateral, and 4 of the 6 cases have been synchronous. We emphasize that the contralateral breast should also be tested or followed in male breast cancer patients with hyperprolactinemia.
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- Kenzo Okada
- Department of Surgery, Uwajima Municipal Hospital, 1-1 Goten-chou, Uwajima 798-8510, Japan
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Forloni F, Giovilli M, Pecis C, Bortolani E, Preziosi A, Barzaghi ME, Corti D, Beck-Peccoz P. Pituitary prolactin-secreting macroadenoma combined with bilateral breast cancer in a 45-year-old male. J Endocrinol Invest 2001; 24:454-9. [PMID: 11434671 DOI: 10.1007/bf03351047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We describe an unusual case of bilateral breast cancer synchronous with pituitary macroprolactinoma in a young male. Up to date, only very few of such cases have been described worldwide and to our knowledge this is the first one in which both breast cancer and pituitary macroadenoma have been found together at the time of presentation. A 45-year-old male was diagnosed as having a pituitary macroprolactinoma and bilateral breast cancer on the basis of hypogonadism (testosterone 2.9 pmol/l) with very high levels of prolactin (33,100 U/l), typical neuroradiologic finding of a pituitary macroadenoma, marked bilateral gynecomastia with mammographic pattern highly suspected for cancer and subsequent hystological confirmation. Bilateral mastectomy was performed and medical therapy with bromocriptine 10 mg/day was started. After 2-year follow-up the patient is disease-free. Hormonal, neuroradiological and oncological patterns are all negative or markedly improved. We stress the importance of prolactin for its possible biological effects on breast cancer induction or growth. Moreover in any case of hyperprolactinemia we suggest a mammographic examination and, in the case of breast cancer, at least a baseline hormonal profile.
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MESH Headings
- Biopsy
- Breast Neoplasms, Male/diagnosis
- Breast Neoplasms, Male/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms, Male/surgery
- Bromocriptine/therapeutic use
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/surgery
- Estradiol/blood
- Hormone Antagonists/therapeutic use
- Humans
- Hypogonadism/complications
- Male
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
- Obesity/complications
- Pituitary Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Pituitary Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Prolactin/blood
- Prolactinoma/diagnosis
- Prolactinoma/drug therapy
- Testosterone/blood
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- F Forloni
- Department of Medicine, Treviglio/Caravaggio Hospital, Italy
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An unusual case is presented of bilateral breast cancer in a male patient with a long history of endocrine dysfunction due to a prolactinoma. The role of abnormal endocrine function in the development of male breast cancer is reviewed. The strongest association between aberrant endocrine function and male breast cancer occurs in patients with Klinefelter's syndrome, who have an approximate 3% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. Retrospective case-control studies indicate that both estrogen excess and androgen deficiency may be involved in male breast cancer. Clinical studies of estrogen, androgen, and prolactin levels in male breast cancer patients have yielded conflicting results, and the precise nature of the hormonal mechanisms involved in the development of male breast cancer remains to be defined.
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- M D Volm
- Department of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Aside from its much lower frequency, breast cancer in men is remarkably similar to the disease in women. The cause remains equally obscure; the clinical presentation, pathology, and natural history are similar; and men are probably as curable in similar circumstances. Men are generally older and in more advanced stages than women when diagnosed, the tumors are located more often beneath the nipple and are more often responsive to hormonal therapy, but otherwise differences are negligible. Stage and axillary node status are strong prognostic indicators. Modified radical mastectomy has replaced radical mastectomy for surgical treatment of early states, and systemic adjuvant therapy appears to improve the prognosis for cases with involvement of lymph nodes.
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- W L Donegan
- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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