A Case of Breast Cancer in a Male Patient with Cryptogenic Cirrhosis.
10.4166/kjg.2012.60.3.182
- Author:
Su Rin SHIN
1
;
Myung Seok LEE
;
Sang Hoon PARK
;
Jong Soo CHOI
;
Kyung Min LEE
;
Jin Bae KIM
;
Hyeong Su KIM
;
Jeong Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea. leemsmd@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
Cirrhosis;
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease;
Hepatocellular carcinoma
- MeSH:
Breast Neoplasms, Male/*etiology/secondary/ultrasonography;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/diagnosis/pathology;
Humans;
Immunohistochemistry;
Liver Cirrhosis/complications/*diagnosis/pathology;
Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2012;60(3):182-185
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Breast cancer is a rare disease in men. We report a case of 53-year-old obese male, with known cryptogenic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, presenting a tender mass on left breast. He was diagnosed with invasive intraductal carcinoma, which was consistent with a sporadic lesion. On the basis of previous literatures, obesity can be regarded as a cause for breast cancer even in men. However, there has been inconsistent data about link between liver cirrhosis and male breast cancer, which can be due to heterogenity in the etiology of cirrhosis. Through this case, it can be postulated that the risk for male breast cancer may vary according to the etiology of cirrhosis.
