Breast carcinoma in men: About a case

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide, with more than 2.2 million cases in 2020, predominantly female; the main risk factor for this pathology. In the case of men, it only represents 1% of the total and less than 1% of all cancers in men, which is why it is considered a rare disease. However, mortality rates 5 years after diagnosis are higher in men. For these reasons, an 88-year-old male patient is presented, with a history of Systemic Arterial Hypertension and Adult Asthma, who manifested the presence of an indurated, painless, mobile mass in the right breast, accompanied by erythematous lesions in surrounding tissue and weight loss. Imaging studies demonstrate a space-occupying lesion in the right breast. In view of the above, an ultrasound-guided biopsy was performed for histopathological and immunohistochemical study, concluding a mucinous carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation.  In view of the above, a Madden-type modified radical mastectomy of the right breast was performed without complications, which allowed her to be discharged from the health center. Despite having limited information, the reported cases and their management have allowed us to glimpse a future for the definitive diagnosis in men. It is important to point out that family, personal, environmental history, and psychobiological habits have demonstrated to be factors in general survival index in male patients with breast cancer.