Clinical Features of Male Breast Cancer: Experiences from Seven Institutions Over 20 Years / Journal of the Korean Cancer Association, 대한암학회지
Cancer Research and Treatment
; : 1389-1398, 2016.
Artículo
en Inglés
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-205897
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Breast cancer treatment has progressed significantly over the past 20 years. However, knowledge regarding male breast cancer (MBC) is sparse because of its rarity. This study is an investigation of the clinicopathologic features, treatments, and clinical outcomes of MBC. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Clinical records of 59 MBC patients diagnosed during 1995-2014 from seven institutions in Korea were reviewed retrospectively.RESULTS:
Over a 20-year period, MBC patients accounted for 0.98% among total breast cancer patients, and increased every 5 years. The median age of MBC patientswas 66 years (range, 24 to 87 years). Forty-three patients (73%) complained of a palpable breast mass initially. The median symptom duration was 5 months (range, 1 to 36 months). Mastectomy was performed in 96% of the patients. The most frequent histology was infiltrating ductal carcinoma (75%). Ninety-one percent of tumors (38/43) were estrogen receptor–positive, and 28% (11/40) showed epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) overexpression. After curative surgery, 42% of patients (19/45) received adjuvant chemotherapy; 77% (27/35) received hormone therapy. Five out of ten patients with HER-2 overexpressing tumors did not receive adjuvant anti–HER-2 therapy, while two out of four patients with HER-2 overexpressing tumors received palliative trastuzumab for recurrent and metastatic disease. Letrozole was used for one patient in the palliative setting. The median overall survival durations were 7.2 years (range, 0.6 to 17.0 years) in patients with localized disease and 2.9 years (range, 0.6 to 4.3 years) in those with recurrent or metastatic disease.CONCLUSION:
Anti–HER-2 and hormonal therapy, except tamoxifen, have been underutilized in Korean MBC patients compared to female breast cancer patients. With the development of precision medicine, active treatment with targeted agents should be applied. Further investigation of the unique pathobiology of MBC is clinically warranted.
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Base de datos:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Pronóstico
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Tamoxifeno
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Mama
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Quimioterapia Adyuvante
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Neoplasias de la Mama Masculina
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Carcinoma Ductal
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Estrógenos
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Medicina de Precisión
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Cancer Research and Treatment
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Artículo