Professor Dorothy Ibifuro Makanjuola | New Insights into Breast Cancer Presentation in Men

Oct 25, 2023 | health and medicine

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Out of all patients diagnosed with breast cancer, only 1% are men. The classical presentation of male breast cancer consists of a painless and hard tumour that appears behind the areola – the circular area around the nipple. This is different from breast cancer in women, who can present a tumour in different parts of the breast. In some cases, however, male breast cancer can manifest at the same time as gynecomastia. Read More

Original Article Reference

Summary of the paper ‘Female-type presentation of male breast cancer in mammography and its clinical implications’, in Cureus, doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32752

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For further information, you can connect with Professor Dorothy Ibifuro Makanjuola at prof.dorothymak@gmail.com

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