ReviewBreast cancer research and treatment2018
Surgical options for male breast cancer.
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- Experiences and perceptions of men following breast cancer diagnosis: a mixed method systematic review.BMC cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Radiotherapy and surgery for male breast cancer a population analysis of survival by age and stage.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Male invasive breast carcinoma containing both mucinous and micropapillary components with axillary lymph node metastasis: a rare case report with literature review.Gland surgery · 2026Article
- Current Perspectives on Non-Metastatic Male Breast Cancer: Genetics, Biology, and Treatment Advances: A Systematic Review.Cancers · 2025Review
- Treatments of Interest in Male Breast Cancer: An Umbrella Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Male Breast Cancer: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Molecular Mechanisms, Therapeutics, and Future Prospective.Oncology research · 2025Review
- Comprehensive review of male breast cancer: Understanding a rare condition.Oncology research · 2025Review
- Male Breast Cancer Biology, Screening, Treatment, and Follow-Up: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Review
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- Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Molecular Particularities Still a Challenge.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Breast Cancer in a Filipino Male: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
- Clinical, Pathological, and Prognostic Features of Male Breast Cancer: A Multicenter Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Imaging of the Reconstructed Breast.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Axillary Lymph Node Dissection is Associated with Improved Survival Among Men with Invasive Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Metastasis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- ASO Author Reflections: Male Breast Cancer and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: Time to Rethink the Algorithm?Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Male Breast Cancer Patient and Surgeon Experience: The Male WhySurg Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2022Article
- An Update on the General Features of Breast Cancer in Male Patients-A Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Management of Male Breast Cancer: The Journey so Far and Future Directions.World journal of oncology · 2021Review
- Male Breast Cancer Review. A Rare Case of Pure DCIS: Imaging Protocol, Radiomics and Management.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) presenting as a cystic retroareolar lesion in an African American man.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMale breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease for which no randomised controlled trials (RCT) have been conducted to determine optimal surgical management. The available data have been reviewed to identify reasonable options and reveal areas in need of investigation.
methodsAll published series on the surgical management of MBC have been reviewed to determine approaches to treatment of the primary, the breast and the axilla together with the psychological sequelae of surgery.
findingsMastectomy is still the major surgical offer but a convincing case can be made for the use of neoadjuvant endocrine treatment in order to facilitate breast conserving surgery. Sentinel node biopsy has been successfully used for staging MBC although nomograms for prediction of nodal status are inadequately calibrated. There are psychological sequelae of mastectomy in males and as yet no evidence that the needs of those with MBC are being met.
conclusionsCollaborative studies are required so that men can participate in meaningful RCTs to provide an evidence-based rational foundation for the surgery of MBC.
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