[Breast cancer in men: are there similarities with breast cancer in women?].

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Date publication

mai 2006

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BRETTES Jean-Philippe


Tous les auteurs :
Arnould N, Pouget O, Gharbi M, Brettes JP

Résumé

Male breast cancer is an uncommon disease although its incidence has increased over the recent years. Like other orphan diseases, male breast cancer is understudied. This disease has a lot of similarities with female breast cancer. Some differences are yet noticeable. This article describes three cases of carcinoma of the breast in men with a review of the literature on risk factors and treatment. A database must be started with epidemiologic information to understand this disease and its correlation with breast cancer in women.

Référence

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2006 May;34(5):413-9