Breast adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 19-year-old man: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the breast is very rare in males. There have been only eight previous articles published on breast ACC in males. Here, we will report on the first case of this type of tumor in the Chinese province of Hainan. The patient was a 19-year-old male, and he underwent a radical mastectomy (RM) with axillary lymph node dissection. The histopathological examination specimen revealed that surgical margins were negative; none of the 41 axillary lymph nodes excised were positive for malignancy. The patient is alive and well 67 months after radical mastectomy. In the present study, we discuss the diagnosis and treatment options for male breast ACC based on previous English publications.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12957-015-0442-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Male Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Breast

“…Generally, they occur in female patients with a median age of 58 to 64 years. Therefore, there are limited guidelines for treatment and diagnosis, and they are based on guidelines used for ACC of the breast in females (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6). In the present study, we reported a rare case of ACC of the breast in a 42 year-old man.…”

Primary Male Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - A Case Report and Review of the Literature

“…Few cases of male AdCC have been reported, thus its causes and clinical pathological features have not been completely characterized [9][10][11]. The clinical features of published male AdCC cases are summarized in table 1 [12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Among these, AdCC of the male breast occurs in wide age distribution, which ranges from 13 to 82 years.…”

Current Status and Progress of Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

“…Blacks were 39 percent less likely than whites' morbidity (Ghabach et al, 2010). Most cases are female, but occasionally there are male cases reported (Tang et al, 2015), and domestic literatures report less.…”