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ArticleCureus2024

Clinical Insights Into Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Males: A Report of Two Cases From the Sultanate of Oman.

Mohamed J Eshaqi, Salma A Al Shamsi, Amani M Al Saidi, Smitha Mahesh

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mohamed J EshaqiDepartment of General Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, OMN.
Salma A Al ShamsiDepartment of General Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, OMN.
Amani M Al SaidiDepartment of General Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, OMN.
Smitha MaheshDepartment of General Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, OMN.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is a disease that predominantly affects the female population; however, rarely it can manifest in males, yet its etiology remains poorly elucidated. The scarcity of literature reviews and case reports done on male breast cancer in comparison to the female counterpart makes it difficult to understand the risk factors, treatment options, and extension of the disease. Moreover, high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is exceptionally uncommon among male patients. The prognosis for male patients diagnosed with DCIS is similar to that of females at the same disease stage making early recognition and diagnosis significant. However, more efforts are being made to understand the clinical presentation, increase awareness, and acknowledge the etiology of this disease. This study addresses this gap by presenting two distinctive cases of invasive ductal carcinoma in males from the Sultanate of Oman. The aim of this study is to contribute to the growing efforts in comprehending the unclear landscape of male breast cancer, fostering awareness, and advancing knowledge of its etiology.

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breast and endocrine surgerybreast cancer pathologybreast conservative surgerydcisductal carcinoma in situmale breast cancermale breast carcinomamalignancy of breast in maleplastic and reconstructive surgerystigmas of male breast cancer

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PMID39512981
PMCPMC11542342

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