Male breast disease
Last revised by Mohamed Saber on 16 Jun 2021
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Citation:
Radswiki T, Saber M, Bell D, et al. Male breast disease. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14533
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Article created:
3 Aug 2011,
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Last revised:
16 Jun 2021,
Mohamed Saber ◉
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Synonyms:
- Male breast conditions
- Conditions affecting the male breast
Male breast disease includes a wide spectrum of conditions. Many conditions and entities that affect the female breast may also affect the male breast.
Pathology
Malignant
Benign
- gynecomastia
- pseudogynecomastia: fat deposition within the breast
- breast lipoma
- epidermal inclusion cysts of the breast
- subcutaneous leiomyoma of breast
- subareolar abscess
- intramammary lymph nodes
- post traumatic fibrosis
- Rosai-Dorfman disease (extremely rare)
Due to the absence of lobules in the breast, the following conditions are extremely uncommon:
References
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- 6. Stewart RA, Howlett DC, Hearn FJ. Pictorial review: the imaging features of male breast disease. Clin Radiol. 1997;52 (10): 739-44. - Pubmed citation
- 7. Chen L, Chantra PK, Larsen LH et-al. Imaging characteristics of malignant lesions of the male breast. Radiographics. 2006;26 (4): 993-1006. doi:10.1148/rg.264055116 - Pubmed citation
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