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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2017; 06(04): 141-143
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_2_17
Original Article : Breast Cancers

Male breast cancer: A retrospective review of clinical profile from a tertiary cancer care center of India

Dharma Ram
Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
,
Suhas K. Rajappa
Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
,
Veda P. Selvakumar
Department of Breast Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
,
Himanshu Shukla
Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
,
Ashish Goel
Departments of BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
,
Rajeev Kumar
Department of Breast Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
,
Kapil Kumar
Departments of BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
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Abstract

Aim: Present study was done with an aim to analyse the clinicopathological and survival characteristics of male breast cancer patients. Methods: We did a retrospective review of our database and analysed total 27 patients who presented to breast oncology unit of Rajiv Gandhi cancer centre and research institute from January 2010 to April 2016. Results: Most common stage at presentation in our study was in stage II. The median follow up was 32.75 months. The actuarial 5-year survival was 92.30% and DFS was 76.30%. Only hormone receptor status was found as a significant prognostic variable among the prognostic factors studied for disease free survival. Conclusions: Carcinoma breast in male is a relatively rare disease and management principles are translated from our understanding of breast cancer in women. A relatively early stage at presentation is a contrasting finding of our series which may be responsible for a significantly better actuarial 5 year survival rates.

Key words

Hormone receptor - India - Male breast cancer - triple negative breast cancer


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22 December 2020

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