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Keywords:
Cancer, Biopsy, Ultrasound, Mammography, Breast
Authors:
J. Salvador García1, F. brahm1, L. López-Calderón2, A. T. Vizarreta1, J. J. Delgado Moraleda1, E. Blanc1; 1Valencia/ES, 2Valencia, Valencia/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2017/C-1152
Aims and objectives
Normal adult male breasts are composed of skin,
subcutaneous fat,
stromal elements and atrophic ducts.
Breast lobular development is rare in men.
Therefore,
breast conditions related to lobular proliferation,
such as fibroadenoma or lobular carcinoma are extremely uncommon in men.
Conditions related to ductal and stromal proliferation,
such as gynecomastia,
ductal carcinoma and papillary neoplasm,
may occur in men.
Male breast disease represents a spectrum of symptomatic benign and malignant tumors. The most common benign lesion is gynecomastia, which has three patterns: nodular,
dendritic,
and diffuse; but there are other rarer benign and malignant lesions.
Knowing the breast diseases in men,
beyond gynecomastia,
allows the radiologist to make a correct diagnosis,
management and follow-up of patients.