Open AccessPaget’s disease of male breast, a rare but rising ailment
Author(s) -
Randhir Sagar Yadav,
Shumneva Shrestha,
Prabesh Bikram Singh,
Sanjib Sharma,
Bikash Nepal,
Prakash Sayami
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of society of surgeons of nepal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2392-4772
pISSN - 1815-3984
DOI - 10.3126/jssn.v20i2.24381
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , radiation therapy , hormonal therapy , male breast cancer , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , mastectomy , chemotherapy , modified radical mastectomy , dermatology , general surgery , cancer , oncology , surgery , gynecology
Male breast cancer constitutes less than 1% of all breast carcinomas whereas Paget’s disease accounts for less than 1% of entire breast cancers. Unawareness and misdiagnosis lead to delayed presentation at a higher grade making the prognosis worse than females. Genetics and hormonal factors are strongly linked to its occurrence. Investigations, diagnosis, staging and management strategies for male breast cancers are concluded from studies done in female cases. We present a case of a 65 years literate gentleman who presented with fungating right breast mass with bleeding ulcer who underwent modified radical mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal therapy.