Open AccessAdvanced breast cancer in a relatively young man with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Obata Atsushi,
Okauchi Seizo,
Kimura Tomohiko,
Hirukawa Hidenori,
Tanabe Akihito,
Kinoshita Tomoe,
Kohara Kenji,
Tatsumi Fuminori,
Shimoda Masashi,
Kamei Shinji,
Nakanishi Shuhei,
Mune Tomoatsu,
Kaku Kohei,
Kaneto Hideaki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.12570
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , obesity , diabetes mellitus , cancer , risk factor , type 2 diabetes mellitus , male breast cancer , oncology , endocrinology
It is known that male breast cancer is extremely rare and obesity is a strong risk factor of breast cancer in both male and female. In general, the prognosis in breast cancer in males is known to be very poor compared to that in females as it tends to be more advanced stage due to delayed initial diagnosis. Therefore, we should be aware of the possibility that breast cancer could be developed even in relatively young males without any specific risk factors especially when the subjects have severe obesity.