Mucinous carcinoma in a male patient: Diagnosis and management of breast cancer in male patients |
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Authors: | Umer Ahmed Sean Wagner Sheryl Jordan |
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Affiliation: | University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 321 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, USA 27599 |
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Abstract: | Male breast cancer is a rare but serious condition that impacts an increasing number of men each year. Due to low incidence rate, there is a current lack of established diagnostic and management practices. Here, we provide a review of the current epidemiology, classification, diagnosis, and treatment of male breast cancer. We present a rare case of mucinous breast cancer in a 74-year-old male patient detected after he presented with a retroareolar mass. The patient underwent mammography, targeted ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy, which established the diagnosis. He was treated surgically with left mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy with axillary lymph node dissection, followed by post-adjuvant tamoxifen and has remained free of recurrence and metastasis since. |
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Keywords: | Breast cancer Mucinous carcinoma Multidisciplinary care Tumor board Male |
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