Intracystic Papillary Carcinoma of the Breast in Males: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Carcinoma of the male breast is a relatively rare disease that accounts for less than 1% of all the cases of cancer in men. Intracystic Papillary Carcinoma (IPC) is an extremely rare disease of the male breast, with a few case reports. The prognosis is excellent for the patients who are diagnosed with IPC, regardless of whether the tumour is in-situ or of an invasive type. We are reporting the case of a 50 year old man who presented with a painless cystic lump in the left breast. Ultrasonography revealed an intracystic tumour. Fine needle aspiration suggested a papillary tumour. The patient underwent simple mastectomy without a sentinel lymph node biopsy. The final pathologic examination revealed an intracystic papillary carcinoma of a low nuclear grade without an invasion.

Male breast cancer: diagnosis stages, treatment and survival in a country with limited resources (Burkina Faso)

“…Male breast cancer is a rare and less known disease [ 1 , 2 ]. In western countries, it represents about 1% of all breast cancers and less than 1% of all male cancers [ 3 , 4 ]. It is suspected to be mostly frequent in Sub-Saharan Africa, reaching 4 to 13% of all breast cancers [ 5 ].…”