Male Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study
Hesham Mahmoud El Shimy;
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
T
he male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease and represents less than 1% of all malignancies in men and less than 1% of all breast cancers incident.
Aim of study:
In this descriptive retrospective study we aimed to provide clinico-epidemiological characteristics of MBC. To present the treatment given with respect to DFS, TTP & OS, to identify possible prognostic factors of the disease and the toxicities encountered by the treatment given.
Patients and Method:
Out of 11313 cancer patients 3046 were breast cancer; 28 of them were pathologically proved and documented as MBC. All patients presented to clinical oncology department in Ain Shams University in the period from January 2008 to December 2014 and follow up till December 2016.
Results:
The median age of patients was 59 years which is similar to MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) but much lower than Europe and USA.
T
he male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease and represents less than 1% of all malignancies in men and less than 1% of all breast cancers incident.
Aim of study:
In this descriptive retrospective study we aimed to provide clinico-epidemiological characteristics of MBC. To present the treatment given with respect to DFS, TTP & OS, to identify possible prognostic factors of the disease and the toxicities encountered by the treatment given.
Patients and Method:
Out of 11313 cancer patients 3046 were breast cancer; 28 of them were pathologically proved and documented as MBC. All patients presented to clinical oncology department in Ain Shams University in the period from January 2008 to December 2014 and follow up till December 2016.
Results:
The median age of patients was 59 years which is similar to MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) but much lower than Europe and USA.
Other data
| Title | Male Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study | Other Titles | سرطان الثدي عند الذكور: دراسة ارتجاعية | Authors | Hesham Mahmoud El Shimy | Issue Date | 2017 |
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