Hemogram index parameters in the evaluation of male breast cancer and inflammatory response: a case-control study

• Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 94 - 99
• Main Authors: Dal, Fatih, Ökmen, Hasan, Ulusan, Kıvılcım, Havare, Semiha Battal, Orhan, Bağnu, Çolak, Şükrü, Ferlengez, Ekrem, Sari, Serkan
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Blood Cell Count; Breast Neoplasms, Male - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms, Male - pathology; Case-Control Studies; Humans; Lymphocytes - pathology; Male; Neutrophils; Retrospective Studies
• DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.20210865
• ISSN: 0104-4230

Our aim was to investigate the hemogram index parameters and their clinical significance in the evaluation of the inflammatory response of patients with male breast cancer, who are rarely observed in the literature. In total, 22 (n=22) healthy male and 28 (n=28) male breast cancer patients without synchronous/metachronous tumors were included in this study. They were grouped as the healthy male control group (Group 1) and the male breast cancer patient group (Group 2). The male breast cancer was divided into two subgroups, namely, early stage [(stage: 0/I/II) (Group 2A)] and late stage [(stage: III/IV) (Group 2B)], and their hemogram index parameters were compared. A significant (p>0.05) increase was observed in neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and·platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) values in the late stage (Group 2B: stage III/IV) compared to the early stage (Group 2A: stage 0/I/II) and healthy control (Group 1) groups. In male breast cancer patients, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and platelet/lymphocyte ratio values were significantly higher as the stage of cancer increased. These readily available simple tests can be used to evaluate the host's inflammatory response in male breast cancer.