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Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge
Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease and constitutes less than 1% of all breast carcinoma cases. Although MBC most often presents with a palpable mass, failure to recognise the significance of other symptoms may lead to a delay in diagnosis. Nipple discharge (ND) is a rare symptom in men, but...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350288/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/804843 |
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author | Farooq, A. Horgan, K. |
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description | Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease and constitutes less than 1% of all breast carcinoma cases. Although MBC most often presents with a palpable mass, failure to recognise the significance of other symptoms may lead to a delay in diagnosis. Nipple discharge (ND) is a rare symptom in men, but it may herald an underlying malignancy. We present two cases of (MBC) presenting with ND and emphasise the importance of this clinical sign in suspecting underlying malignancy and an opportunity for early diagnosis. We also discuss the clinical significance of ND in men in relation to current literature. |
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spelling | pubmed-33502882012-05-17 Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge Farooq, A. Horgan, K. Case Rep Surg Case Report Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease and constitutes less than 1% of all breast carcinoma cases. Although MBC most often presents with a palpable mass, failure to recognise the significance of other symptoms may lead to a delay in diagnosis. Nipple discharge (ND) is a rare symptom in men, but it may herald an underlying malignancy. We present two cases of (MBC) presenting with ND and emphasise the importance of this clinical sign in suspecting underlying malignancy and an opportunity for early diagnosis. We also discuss the clinical significance of ND in men in relation to current literature. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-12-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3350288/ /pubmed/22606593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/804843 Text en Copyright © 2011 A. Farooq and K. Horgan. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Farooq, A. Horgan, K. Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge |
title | Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge |
title_full | Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge |
title_fullStr | Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge |
title_full_unstemmed | Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge |
title_short | Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge |
title_sort | male breast cancer presenting as nipple discharge |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350288/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/804843 |
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