Sonographic Features of Palpable Breast and Axillary Lesions in Adult Male Patients: A Pictorial Essay

The male breast is a non-functional and rudimentary organ, but similarly to the female breast, it can be affected by various diseases. In contrast to female breast cancer, male breast cancer has a low incidence, and there is no established breast cancer screening program for male patients. Theref...

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Main Author: Hyun Kyung Jung, Yun-Jung Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Radiology 2022-07-01
Series:대한영상의학회지
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2021.0122
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description The male breast is a non-functional and rudimentary organ, but similarly to the female breast, it can be affected by various diseases. In contrast to female breast cancer, male breast cancer has a low incidence, and there is no established breast cancer screening program for male patients. Therefore, the diagnostic evaluation is usually performed in male patients with symptoms such as palpability or pain in the breasts. Furthermore, most adult male patients who visit breast clinics sometimes present with not only breast symptoms but also axillary symptoms, and both the breast and axilla are usually examined during breast ultrasonography in daily clinical practice. The purpose of this pictorial essay was to present the sonographic features of various palpable breast and axillary lesions in adult male patients.
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spelling doaj.art-38b9d2c2bbb1405cb087d600e216072a2022-12-22T00:58:12ZengThe Korean Society of Radiology대한영상의학회지2288-29282022-07-01834830845https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2021.0122Sonographic Features of Palpable Breast and Axillary Lesions in Adult Male Patients: A Pictorial EssayHyun Kyung Jung, Yun-Jung LimThe male breast is a non-functional and rudimentary organ, but similarly to the female breast, it can be affected by various diseases. In contrast to female breast cancer, male breast cancer has a low incidence, and there is no established breast cancer screening program for male patients. Therefore, the diagnostic evaluation is usually performed in male patients with symptoms such as palpability or pain in the breasts. Furthermore, most adult male patients who visit breast clinics sometimes present with not only breast symptoms but also axillary symptoms, and both the breast and axilla are usually examined during breast ultrasonography in daily clinical practice. The purpose of this pictorial essay was to present the sonographic features of various palpable breast and axillary lesions in adult male patients.https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2021.0122
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Sonographic Features of Palpable Breast and Axillary Lesions in Adult Male Patients: A Pictorial Essay
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title Sonographic Features of Palpable Breast and Axillary Lesions in Adult Male Patients: A Pictorial Essay
title_full Sonographic Features of Palpable Breast and Axillary Lesions in Adult Male Patients: A Pictorial Essay
title_fullStr Sonographic Features of Palpable Breast and Axillary Lesions in Adult Male Patients: A Pictorial Essay
title_full_unstemmed Sonographic Features of Palpable Breast and Axillary Lesions in Adult Male Patients: A Pictorial Essay
title_short Sonographic Features of Palpable Breast and Axillary Lesions in Adult Male Patients: A Pictorial Essay
title_sort sonographic features of palpable breast and axillary lesions in adult male patients a pictorial essay
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