Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
Online ISSN : 1882-5133
Print ISSN : 1345-2843
ISSN-L : 1345-2843
Case Reports
Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma in a Male—A Case Report—
Mai WAGURIHiroko BANDOMai OKAZAKIAya SAWAYuzuru KONDOHisato HARA
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2023 Volume 84 Issue 9 Pages 1379-1383

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Metaplastic breast carcinoma is a rare disease, categorized as a special type, and accounts for <1% of all breast cancer cases. Herein, we report a case of metaplastic breast carcinoma in a male patient. A 73-year-old man presented with a growing mass in his right breast and was diagnosed with adenomyoepithelioma suspicious for malignant transformation, and underwent total mastectomy of the right breast. The pathological diagnosis was triple-negative metaplastic breast carcinoma, pStage IIA. He achieved a relapse-free survival of 3 years 8 months.

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