ArticleBreast care (Basel, Switzerland)
Male Breast Cancer.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
- Experiences and perceptions of men following breast cancer diagnosis: a mixed method systematic review.BMC cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Postmastectomy Reconstruction in Male Breast Cancer.The breast journal · 2022Pooled it
- Oestrogen changes at menopause: insights into obesity-associated breast risk and outcomes.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026Review
- Pleural Metastasis From Male Breast Cancer: A Case Report.Diagnostic cytopathology · 2026Article
- Axillary Management Trends and Survival in Men Undergoing Mastectomy with Positive Sentinel Nodes.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis of Breast Cancer in a Male: A Case Report.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Oral Tamoxifen and Abemaciclib in Postoperative Therapy for Male Breast Cancer: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Comprehensive review of male breast cancer: Understanding a rare condition.Oncology research · 2025Review
- Male Breast Cancer: An Updated Review of Patient Characteristics, Genetics, and Outcome.International journal of breast cancer · 2024Review
- Clinicopathological analysis of 38 male patients diagnosed with breast cancer.Breast disease · 2024Article
- Moderate Intensity Exercise Reduces Side Effects of Cancer Therapy and Maintains Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Male Breast Cancer Patients: Findings from the BRECA Male Crossover Study.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Case of Breast Carcinoma en Cuirasse in Male.Annals of dermatology · 2023Article
- Gender Medicine in Clinical Radiology Practice.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Conventional and new proposals of GnRH therapy for ovarian, breast, and prostatic cancers.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
- Profile of Male Breast Cancer in Makkah Region of Saudi Arabia: A 4-Year Retrospective Analysis of Radiology and Histopathology.International journal of breast cancer · 2022Article
- Male Breast Cancer Review. A Rare Case of Pure DCIS: Imaging Protocol, Radiomics and Management.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- A rare case of breast cancer in a transgender woman.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
- Clinical features and prognostic factors of male breast cancerTranslational cancer research · 2021Article
- Diagnostic Performance of F18-FDG PET/CT in Male Breast Cancers Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Loss of Y-Chromosome during Male Breast Carcinogenesis.Cancers · 2020Article
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Abstract
Breast cancer is a rare disease in men representing nearly 1% of the total breast cancer cases worldwide. Due to the low incidence, there are no randomized clinical studies giving information on the optimal diagnostics and therapy for male breast cancer patients. Therefore, treatment recommendations are derived from established guidelines for breast cancer in women. However, the lack of awareness of this disease leads to its detection at a later stage in men associated with a worse prognostic outcome. The gender-specific differences in breast cancer are among others related to the differing genetic and hormonal environment and the anatomic constitution in men. For example, males have a much higher percentage of hormone receptor-positive tumors but a significantly lower fraction of carcinomas overexpressing HER2. This review focuses on epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical findings of male breast cancer, and discusses current findings available to treat this disease. To optimize disease outcome and tolerability of treatment, these data should be considered to improve the therapeutic index of male breast cancer patients.
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