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ORQUIN ORTEGA, Emilio; AGUERA CARMONA, Javier; VELASCO GARCIA, Miguel Ángel  y  VEGA RUIZ, Vicente. Breast cancer in males and cases observed in 20 years (1990-2011). Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2014, vol.53, n.1, pp. 12-16. ISSN 0034-7493.

Introduction: breast cancer in the Western society has the highest prevalence rate in females, but it is very rare in males (0.1-0.2 %). After analyzing the epidemiology and the risk factors, a retrospective study was conducted on the cases found in an outpatient minor surgery unit of "Juan Grande" general hospital of medical specialties in the period of 1990 through 2011 (n= 10). Methods: the findings observed in this unit were described, where patients with benign disease diagnoses fundamentally went because of skin problems, cutaneous adnexes and subcutaneous tissues. The males suffering breast carcinoma were selected, described and followed-up. Inclusion criteria were being male and histological confirmation of breast cancer. The epidemiological, tumoral and therapeutical variables were under study as well as survival rates. Results: there were 10 individuals aged 58 ± 15 years, with no history of special interest. Tumors were located in the anterior side of thorax, unilateral, in the breast region. One hundred percent of patients went to the unit with benign diagnosis and, the final anatomopathological diagnosis of all the cases was ductal carcinoma. Conclusions: the patients were diagnosed after one surgery and there was not previous clinical diagnosis. The survival depended on the time of diagnosis and on the time of beginning the treatment. The survival rate after 5 years of review was 7 patients, although some died from other causes.

Palabras clave : breast cancer; males; ductal cancer in males.

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