Male Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Comparison with Female Breast Cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China: 1997–2006

• Published in: Annals of surgical oncology Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 1246 - 1253
• Main Authors: Kwong, Ava, Chau, Wai Wang, Mang, Oscar W. K., Wong, Connie H. N., Suen, Dacita T. K., Leung, R., Wong, Kerry, Lee, Andrea, Shea, Catherine, Morse, Elliot, Law, Stephen C. K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.04.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - mortality; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Breast Oncology; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - mortality; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - pathology; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - mortality; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - pathology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hong Kong - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Oncology; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Hong Kong; Invasive Lobular Carcinoma; Male Breast Cancer; Breast Cancer; Overall Survival

Background Male breast cancer (MBC) is uncommon. As a result, there is limited availability of studies and reviews and even fewer reports from Asia. This is the largest population-based study to compare Chinese MBC patients with female patients during a 10-year period in Hong Kong, Southern China. M...