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Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 3/2012

01-06-2012 | Review

Case report and review of the literature: Secretory breast cancer in a 13-year-old boy—10 years of follow up

Authors: Cesar Cabello, Marcelo Alvarenga, Cesar Augusto Alvarenga, Giuliano Mendes Duarte, Patrick Nunes Pereira, Priscila Silva Marshall

Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Issue 3/2012

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Abstract

Carcinoma of the breast is very rare in childhood, accounting for less than 1% of all childhood malignancies and is especially rare in boys. Delay in diagnosis and treatment in children with breast cancer may occur because surgeons are very reluctant to perform biopsies on the developing breast, since these can cause future deformity. We report a case of male secretory breast carcinoma in a 13-year-old boy. Radical mastectomy was performed followed by chemotherapy. The patient is free of disease after 10 years. Secretory breast carcinoma (SBC) is the commonest type of breast carcinoma in children. In this article, we discuss the diagnosis and treatment options for breast cancer among children as well as features of SBC, based on a literature review.
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Metadata
Title
Case report and review of the literature: Secretory breast cancer in a 13-year-old boy—10 years of follow up
Authors
Cesar Cabello
Marcelo Alvarenga
Cesar Augusto Alvarenga
Giuliano Mendes Duarte
Patrick Nunes Pereira
Priscila Silva Marshall
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0167-6806
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7217
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-011-1869-4

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