Korean J Dermatol.  2004 May;42(5):604-607.

A Case of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor-Positive Male Breast Cancer

• Lee SW
• Kim YC
• Park HJ
• Cinn YW

Abstract

The incidence of male breast cancer is very low, accounting for less than 1% of that of female breast cancer. Because of its low incidence, the experience of individual physicians with male breast cancer is limited. Futhermore, screening and clinical trials do not exist for men. Thus, there is a delay to seek medical consultation. We describe a case of breast cancer occurring in an 82-year-old man. He presented with a solitary, asymptomatic, and rigid subcutaneous mass under the areolar area of the left breast. Histopathologic examination showed an infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast. Immunohistochemically, estrogen and progesterone receptors were expressed in 90% and 70% of tumor cell nuclei, respectively.

Keyword

Male breast cancer; Estrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor

MeSH Terms

Aged, 80 and over
Breast
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms, Male*
Carcinoma, Ductal
Cell Nucleus
Estrogens*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Male*
Mass Screening
Progesterone*
Receptors, Progesterone
Estrogens
Progesterone
Receptors, Progesterone