A Case of Male Breast Cancer

Abstract

A 69-year-old male patient noticed the enlargement of the areola of the right mammary gland in February of 2005, that was gradually getting larger. He visited our department in December 2006. Skin biopsy from the mammary areola showed papillotubular carcinoma. Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated a subcutaneous nodule under his right mammary areola and enlargement of the right axillary lymph nodes, suspected to be metastasis. A modified radical mastectomy and axillary lymphadenectomy were performed. Though male breast cancer is a comparatively rare disease, the most typical clinical feature of male breast cancer is a mass of the mammary areola and the patient may consult a dermatologist. We report a case of male breast cancer with a review of the of current literature.