Abstract
Introduction
Carcinoma of the male breast is an infrequent and poorly understood disease (Sinha et al. in Ann R Coll Surg Engl 88(5):W3–W5, 2006). It differs from female breast cancer in both demographic and histopathological characteristics.
Materials and methods
Herein we describe a case of intracystic papillary carcinoma in situ in a male breast with a review of the literature.
Conclusion
Although rare, in situ carcinoma constitutes a larger proportion of male than female breast cancer in a non-screened population. It is characteristically of the papillary and micropapillary subtype. Intracystic papillary carcinoma is a noncomedo intraductal carcinoma constituting about 0.5% of female breast cancers and is associated with a slightly inferior prognosis than other noncomedo intraductal carcinomas (Lefkowitz et al. in Hum Pathol 25:802–809, 1994).
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Hussain, A., Sweeney, K.J., Salman, R. et al. Intracystic papillary carcinoma of the male breast: a case report and review of the literature. Ir J Med Sci 181, 329–331 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-009-0372-y
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