Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Breast, Mammography, Ultrasound, MR, Education, Cancer
Authors:
B. Ağrıdağ, S. Durmaz, C. Şahin; Istanbul/TR
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-2514
Background
Male breast cancer (MBC) is very rare compared to the women population.The prevalance is approximalety %1 (1).
MBC generally presents in 60-70 years of age.
Invasive ducal carcinoma (IDC) is the most common type.
There is no standardized screening programme for MBC.
Mammography should be the first imaging modality in men with palpated mass lesion in breast (2).
Since easy accesibility and lower prices,
sonographic imaging can be the first line imaging modality at times and patients may undergo biopsy without mammographic imaging.
MBC generally presents with unilateral fixated retroareolar mass lesion.Nipple retraction,
skin ulcerations and induration of the skin can be observed.
Microcalcifications may accompany MBC in %30 cases in mammography.MBC is generally detected in advanced stages because of the delay in diagnosis (3).
Same as women population,
risk factors of MBC includes homonal disorders,
hepatic disorders like cirrhosis,
occupational and enviromental certain exposures,
positive family history of breast cancer and genetic factors such as BRCA gene mutations (4).