Carcinoma Breast Male: A Case Report

Sujit K Prasad¹ and Anuj Kumar Srivastava^2,

¹Consultant Surgeon, MGM Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India

²Additional professor, Department of surgery, SSR Medical College, Mauritius

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Sujit K Prasad and Anuj Kumar Srivastava. Carcinoma Breast Male: A Case Report. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2014; 2(3):48-49. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-2-3-1

Abstract

Carcinoma of male breast is a rare cancer in male and accounts for less than 1% of all breast cancers. Affected men are usually in their 7^th or 8^th decade. In a study in India 0.7% of breast carcinoma is seen in men. Predisposing factors include genetic factors, exposure to radiation and excess estrogen. High exposure to estrogen may result from excess estrogen conditions or due to androgen deficiency states.

Keywords

carcinoma, male breast, estrogen excess states, mastectomy

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