BILATERAL METACHRONOUS MALE BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED 23 YEARS APART
Male breast cancer constitutes 1% of all breast cancers and 0.2% of all cancers in males. Incidence of bilateral breast cancer in males is less than 2%. Here, a male patient with metachronous bilateral breast cancer diagnosed 23 years after the treatment of the primary tumor is reported regarding hi...
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| description | Male breast cancer constitutes 1% of all breast cancers and 0.2% of all cancers in males. Incidence of bilateral breast cancer in males is less than 2%. Here, a male patient with metachronous bilateral breast cancer diagnosed 23 years after the treatment of the primary tumor is reported regarding his diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. 76 year-old male patient was treated with radical mastectomy and stage I (T1N0M0) breast cancer was detected and patient was followed without any adjuvant treatment. During follow-up, a second primary tumor was diagnosed in the contralateral breast and modifi ed radical mastectomy was performed. Patient who had stage IIA (T2N0M0) breast cancer was treated with adjuvant tamoxifen and was followed for one year without any evidence disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3a8c6a49e354b35a35da233f9f518862023-02-15T16:19:21ZengGalenos Publishing HouseEuropean Journal of Breast Health2587-08312009-04-015210710913049054BILATERAL METACHRONOUS MALE BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED 23 YEARS APARTCan Atalay0Lütfi Doğan1Niyazi Karaman2 Ankara Onkoloji Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, Ankara, Türkiye Ankara Onkoloji Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, Ankara, Türkiye Ankara Onkoloji Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, Ankara, Türkiye Male breast cancer constitutes 1% of all breast cancers and 0.2% of all cancers in males. Incidence of bilateral breast cancer in males is less than 2%. Here, a male patient with metachronous bilateral breast cancer diagnosed 23 years after the treatment of the primary tumor is reported regarding his diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. 76 year-old male patient was treated with radical mastectomy and stage I (T1N0M0) breast cancer was detected and patient was followed without any adjuvant treatment. During follow-up, a second primary tumor was diagnosed in the contralateral breast and modifi ed radical mastectomy was performed. Patient who had stage IIA (T2N0M0) breast cancer was treated with adjuvant tamoxifen and was followed for one year without any evidence disease. http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/blateral-metachronous-male-breast-cancer-dagnosed-/42595 breast cancermalebilateralmetachronous |
| spellingShingle | Can Atalay Lütfi Doğan Niyazi Karaman BILATERAL METACHRONOUS MALE BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED 23 YEARS APART European Journal of Breast Health breast cancer male bilateral metachronous |
| title | BILATERAL METACHRONOUS MALE BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED 23 YEARS APART |
| title_full | BILATERAL METACHRONOUS MALE BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED 23 YEARS APART |
| title_fullStr | BILATERAL METACHRONOUS MALE BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED 23 YEARS APART |
| title_full_unstemmed | BILATERAL METACHRONOUS MALE BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED 23 YEARS APART |
| title_short | BILATERAL METACHRONOUS MALE BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED 23 YEARS APART |
| title_sort | bilateral metachronous male breast cancer diagnosed 23 years apart |
| topic | breast cancer male bilateral metachronous |
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