Papillary carcinoma of the male breast: Report of a case

• Published in: Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 537 - 541
• Main Authors: Kelessis, Nickos G., Georgiou, Irene T., Markidou, Sofia, Papadopoulos, Savvas, Coclami, Tina E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Japan 01.04.2011
• Subjects: Breast Neoplasms, Male - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms, Male - drug therapy; Breast Neoplasms, Male - pathology; Breast Neoplasms, Male - surgery; Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Papillary - drug therapy; Carcinoma, Papillary - pathology; Carcinoma, Papillary - surgery; Case Report; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Imaging; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; Male; Mastectomy; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Papillary male breast carcinoma; Pathology; Treatment
• ISSN: 0941-1291; 1436-2813
• DOI: 10.1007/s00595-009-4312-2

Intracystic papillary carcinoma of the male breast represents an extremely rare entity that accounts for less than 1% of all malignancies, and histologically may range from papillary hyperplasia in gynecomastia to invasive papillary carcinoma. This report presents the case of a 61-year-old Caucasian man who presented with a 5-year history of a centrally located painless swelling of his right breast with occasional nipple discharge. Triple assessment was very helpful in establishing the diagnosis. Treatment included a mastectomy and hormonal therapy because the neoplasm expressed hormone receptors. Although male breast carcinomas tend to behave more aggressively than their female counterparts, the prognosis of this neoplasm is excellent.