AU-KBC RESEARCH CENTRE

Male Breast Cancer

Some facts about male breast cancer:

Male breast cancer accounts for less than 1% of all cancer in men.
The mean age of diagnosis is from 50 - 60 years.
The risk factors which predispose to male breast cancer are radiation exposure, hyperestrogenism and Klinefelter syndrome.
History of BRCA2 mutation in the family.
Invasive ductal carcinoma is the common type of cancer.
The predominant symptom is a painless mass in the breast.
Diagnosis is usually confirmed by fine needle aspiration or biopsy.
The primary standard treatment is modified radical mastectomy with axillary node dissection.