Cancer of the male breast.

Abstract

Cancer of the male breast is infrequent but not rare. In contrast to women, men are generally older at its onset and present with more advanced cancers. In comparable circumstances, they are probably equally curable with radical surgery. The tumor is sensitive to irradiation and often responds to endocrine ablations, making the latter exceptionally useful for palliation of systemic metastases. Hormones and chemotherapy can also be beneficial.