J Korean Radiol Soc.  1995 Apr;32(4):667-671.

Radiographic Characteristics of Male Breast Cancer

• Kook SH
• Oh KK
• Kim TH
• Park CY
• Kim JH

Abstract

PURPOSE
Our objective was to evaluate mammographic findings of breast cancer in men.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study includes 9 man with breast cancer diagnosed pathologically by radical mastectomy. Clinical and pathologic data were obtained by review of patients' medical record. Mammograms were analysed retrospectively.
RESULTS
Of the 9 patients, eight had masses with spiculated margin or schirrous pattern with irregular margin. One patient had no specific evidence of breast cancer mammographically. Microcalcifications were seen in three patients, these calcifications were irregular in shape and were clustered. Of the 8 cases, four patients had the masses at the right breast, four at the left breast. Locations of breast cancer were subareolar(n=4) and were eccentric(n=4) from the nipple. The most common location was the upper outer quadrant. On histologic evaluation, 7 cases were infiltrating ductal carcinomas, one case was mucinous adenocarcinoma, and the remainder was proved as combined form of intraductal and infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Axillary lymph node metastasis were found in 4 cases.
CONCLUSION
Mammographic findings of male breast carcinoma were that of subareolar or eccentrically located mass. Calcifications were same to the patterns of calcification as female breast cancer.

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
Breast
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms, Male*
Carcinoma, Ductal
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Male
Male*
Mastectomy, Radical
Medical Records
Neoplasm Metastasis
Nipples
Retrospective Studies