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Cancer of the male breast presenting as an axillary mass
Author(s) -
Balich Susan M.,
Khandekhar Janardan D.,
Sener Stephen F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930530118
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , biopsy , male breast cancer , modified radical mastectomy , tamoxifen , mastectomy , physical examination , cancer , differential diagnosis , radical mastectomy , adenocarcinoma , mammary gland , oncology , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , pathology , paleontology , biology
The authors describe a 55‐year‐old man with an axillary mass. Physical examination of the breast was normal, and the patient had no risk factors for cancer of the male breast. A workup for other possible cancers was normal. Excisional biopsy of the mass revealed metastatic adenocarci‐noma. The histology favored a primary breast cancer. The patient had a right modified radical mastectomy. The pathologic examination showed infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma of the breast. Adjuvant therapy included combination chemotherapy followed by tamoxifen. Physicians must be aware of the differential diagnosis of an unknown primary cancer when it presents as an axillary mass. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.