Open AccessA Clinicopathological Evaluation of Male Patients with Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Enver İlhan,
Bakır Batı,
Ali Alemdar,
Ali Coşkun,
Arsenal Sezgın,
Mehmet Yıldırım,
Ömer Engin,
Mete Pürten
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000230912
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , male breast cancer , gynecology , incidence (geometry) , cancer , pathological , stage (stratigraphy) , oncology , modified radical mastectomy , mastectomy , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Although male breast cancer constitutes only 1% of all breast cancers, its incidence is increasing and it is becoming an important public health issue. The present study aims to present the clinicopathological characteristics of surgically treated male breast cancer patients from multiple centers.