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Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Endocrine disorders, Cancer, Decision analysis, Biopsy, Ultrasound, Mammography, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Breast
Authors:
J. Muscat1, V. Attard2; 1Birkirkara /MT, 2Nadur/MT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2014/C-2188
Learning objectives
Guidelines and recommendations for the workup of female patients presenting with breast complaints to symptomatic clinics or for the assessment and characterization of screen-detected findings [1,2] are,
in their main part,
well-adopted,
tested and tried.
These revolve around triple assessment which consists of clinical examination,
imaging correlation and tissue sampling.
The principal aim for this practice is to rule out malignancy.
The purpose of this poster presentation is to illustrate the salient clinical,
radiological and pathological findings on workup of male breast symptomatology as compiled from a comprehensive review of the current literature with imaging examples from our actual practice.
Also,
this work may serve to highlight possible in-clinic over-investigation of lower risk male patients whilst every effort must be made to avoid missing opportunities for diagnosis and,
perhaps where possible,
preventive care in particular higher-risk individuals and their relatives.