Management of Male Breast Cancer: The Journey so Far and Future Directions

Male breast cancer is now shown to be a unique entity and should be considered as a distinct disease. Given the relatively smaller number of cases, randomized controlled trials for treatment are extremely limited and majority of practices are derived from female breast cancer studies. This paper rev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sabih, Quratulain (Anna), Young, Jessica, Takabe, Kazuaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2021
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35059080
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/wjon1418
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Sumario:Male breast cancer is now shown to be a unique entity and should be considered as a distinct disease. Given the relatively smaller number of cases, randomized controlled trials for treatment are extremely limited and majority of practices are derived from female breast cancer studies. This paper reviews available literature on surgical, radiation, and systemic therapies for male breast cancer, and discusses current practice recommendations.

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