Male breast carcinoma: An updated experience at a veterans administration hospital and review of the literature

Abstract

Ten cases of male breast carcinoma are reviewed. Male patients with breast cancer on the average are 10 years older than females, and they delay twice as long as females after noting a breast mass before seeking medical attention. Because of this patient's delay, male breast cancer tends to be more advanced at the time of diagnosis and initial therapy than female breast cancer.

Racial differences in cancer of the male breast — 15 year experience in the Detroit Metropolitan Area

“…Mastectomy was the most common procedure in several other reports [7][8][9][10][11][20][21][22], with radical mastectomy predominant in earlier years. In our series, the most common surgical procedure was the modified radical mastectomy, and similar to other studies [6], the popularity of radical mastectomies has declined over time.…”

Mammakarzinom beim Mann – Eine retrospektive Analyse von 15 Fällen

“…So fand Crichlow [7] in 37% bis 54% aller Fälle tastbare Lymphknoten bei der Erstpräsenta-tion der Patienten. Dementsprechend fanden sich doppelt so lange Verschleppungszeitcn (= Zeit zwischen Symptomauftritt und Therapie) beim Mann, welche bis zu 12 Monate dauerten [8][9][10]. Obwohl also das männliche Mammakarzinom heute nicht als eigene Entität [11] betrachtet wird, werden doch einige spezifische, für die Ätiologie interessante Fragestellun gen weiterhin kontrovers diskutiert.…”