The men of any age may develop breast cancer, but is usually detected in men between 45 and 65 years of age. Breast cancer found in men is less than 1% of all cases of breast cancer. Although rare, the inflammatory breast cancer found in males is a very aggressive cancer that grows quickly. It's called inflammatory because cancer cells block the lymph vessels and this is manifested in the skin, which becomes thick and hollowed, the appearance is similar to that of an orange peel.
You may find the following types of breast cancer in males:
• Infiltrating ductal carcinoma: Cancer that has spread beyond the cells lining the breast ducts. This is the kind suffered by the majority of men with breast cancer.
• Ductal carcinoma in situ: Abnormal cells found in the lining of a duct, also called intraductal carcinoma.
• Inflammatory breast cancer: A type of cancer in which the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm.
• Paget's disease of the nipple: the surface of an underlying tumor ducts underneath the nipple.
Inflammatory breast cancer can spread in just a few weeks, is often mistaken for other things like a rash or infection. The symptoms are:
• Redness, swelling and warmth in the breast
• Red skin, purple or bruised
• Skin with bumps and / or marks as an orange
• Burning, pain and tenderness
• Increased breast size and an inverted nipple
Because usually this cancer does not form like a regular ball of tissue, but it spreadsthroughout the breast tissue right a way. This is why it is very difficult to detect with a mammogram alone, and the magnetic resonance imaging and biopsies can not usually diagnose it accurately either. However, surgical biopsy and positron emission tomography (PET) can be used effectively to detect it. In the near future, PET may be the most important diagnostic test for the inflammatory breast cancer. Although still under evaluation, Doctors have found that PET is able to see more inflammatory breast cancer, including lymph nodes removed from the breast, which will determine the presence of metastases at diagnosis better than other test.
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.
The prognosis and treatment options depend on the following aspects:
• The stage of cancer (if located in the breast only or has spread to other parts in the body).
• The type of breast cancer.
• The concentration of estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors in tumor tissue.
• If cancer is also found in the other breast also.
• The age and general health of the patient.
I hope that you find this informayion helpful.
You may find the following types of breast cancer in males:
• Infiltrating ductal carcinoma: Cancer that has spread beyond the cells lining the breast ducts. This is the kind suffered by the majority of men with breast cancer.
• Ductal carcinoma in situ: Abnormal cells found in the lining of a duct, also called intraductal carcinoma.
• Inflammatory breast cancer: A type of cancer in which the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm.
• Paget's disease of the nipple: the surface of an underlying tumor ducts underneath the nipple.
Inflammatory breast cancer can spread in just a few weeks, is often mistaken for other things like a rash or infection. The symptoms are:
• Redness, swelling and warmth in the breast
• Red skin, purple or bruised
• Skin with bumps and / or marks as an orange
• Burning, pain and tenderness
• Increased breast size and an inverted nipple
Because usually this cancer does not form like a regular ball of tissue, but it spreadsthroughout the breast tissue right a way. This is why it is very difficult to detect with a mammogram alone, and the magnetic resonance imaging and biopsies can not usually diagnose it accurately either. However, surgical biopsy and positron emission tomography (PET) can be used effectively to detect it. In the near future, PET may be the most important diagnostic test for the inflammatory breast cancer. Although still under evaluation, Doctors have found that PET is able to see more inflammatory breast cancer, including lymph nodes removed from the breast, which will determine the presence of metastases at diagnosis better than other test.
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.
The prognosis and treatment options depend on the following aspects:
• The stage of cancer (if located in the breast only or has spread to other parts in the body).
• The type of breast cancer.
• The concentration of estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors in tumor tissue.
• If cancer is also found in the other breast also.
• The age and general health of the patient.
I hope that you find this informayion helpful.
