What is it about?
Breast cancer occurs in men, and its rate of incidence has increased recently. The main particularity of men's breast cancer is that its prognosis is usually worse than that of women, because it is diagnosed late and hence at advanced stage.
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Why is it important?
Bilateral involvement has been reported only in rare cases. We report a case of a bilateral breast cancer, in a 47 year old patient , with no family history of breast cancer , who presented with a bilateral breast mass.
Perspectives
Breast cancer in men is rare and accounts for about 1 % of all cases of breast cancer, the presentation of bilateral synchronous breast cancer is extremely rare, with an incidence of 2% of all breast cancers in men [1,2].
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This page is a summary of: Bilateral Male Breast Cancer : A Report Case, Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, July 2024, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jcrmh2400147.
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