Breast cancer in men

Authors

  • Susy Pascoal Nogueira Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas da Mulher
  • Juliana Vieira de Mendonça Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Henrique Alberto Portella Pasqualette Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Keywords:

Breast cancer, Male, Drug therapy, Radiotherapy

Abstract

Breast cancer in men is a little known disease. His approach in clinical trials and publications is uncommon. A literature review was conducted, focusing on the epidemiology, risk factors, pathology and tumor markers of this disease. Corresponds to 1% of all breast cancers. Risk factors include hiperestrogenism, age, Jewish ancestry, family history and Klinefelter syndrome. About 90% of tumors are invasive ductal. Exhibit estrogen and progesterone receptor positive in 80 to 90% of cases. Treatment is similar to breast cancer in women: surgery, hormone therapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used, following the women’s guidelines. Prognostic factors include tumor size, histological grade and lymph node involvement. Breast cancer is similar in men and women; however, male cases had immunohistochemical features, but there aren’t sufficient data to evaluate the impact of this feature on the prognosis and treatment of this malignancy studies.

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Author Biographies

Susy Pascoal Nogueira, Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas da Mulher

Aluna do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Imagenologia Feminina do CEPEM – Botafogo (RJ), Brasil.

Juliana Vieira de Mendonça, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Professora do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Imagenologia Feminina do CEPEM; Mestre em Ciências pela Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) – Botafogo (RJ), Brasil.

Henrique Alberto Portella Pasqualette, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Coordenador do Curso de Pós-graduação em Imagenologia Feminina do CEPEM, Mestre em Ginecologia pelo Instituto de Ginecologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) – Botafogo (RJ), Brasil.

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Published

2014-10-29

How to Cite

Nogueira, S. P., Mendonça, J. V. de, & Pasqualette, H. A. P. (2014). Breast cancer in men. Revista Brasileira De Mastologia, 24(4), 109–114. Retrieved from https://revistamastology.emnuvens.com.br/rbm/article/view/142

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Reciew Article

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