1. Marcelo Calil Instituto Brasileiro de Controle do Câncer
Male breast cancer: Epidemiological study in patients attended in three academic hopitals in São Paulo -Brazil
Marcelo Calil Instituto Brasileiro de Controle do Câncer
Instituto Brasileiro de Controle do Câncer – IBCC
São Paulo - Brazil
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2. Table 1: Clinical characteristics of patients
INTRODUCTION: Male breast cancer is rare, accounting for approximately 1% of all cases of breast cancer. METHODS: This retrospective study assessed data from medical records of 35 male patients with invasive breast cancer diagnosed between February 2003 and April 2013, at our service
Table 1: Clinical characteristics of patients
Clinical characteristic
Total (n=35)
Median age (range)
65 (42-91)
Histology
Ductal carcinoma
Lobular carcinoma
32 (91,4%)
22 (8,6%)
Stage I II
III IV
6 (17,1%)
17 (48,6%)
6(17,1%)
Hormone receptor
Positive
Negative
31 (88,6%)
4 (11,4%)
HER 2 status
3 (8,6%)
Family history of cancer
Yes No
10 (28,6%)
25(71,4%)
Table 1: Clinical characteristics of patients

3. Table 2: Treatment received
Male breast cancer: Epidemiological study in patients attended in three academic hopitals in São Paulo-Brazil
Table 2: Treatment received
Treatment
Total (n=35)
Surgery
Yes No
31 (88,6%)
4 (11,4%)
Type of surgery
Mastectomy
Breast conserving surgery
30 (96,8%)
1 (3,2%)
Chemotherapy
25 (73,5%)
9 (26,5%
Type of chemotherapy
Neoadjuvant
Adjuvant
Paliative
1 (4%)
21( 84%)
3 (12%)
Fig 1:Progresion free survival (A) and overall survival (B)
Time (months)
Time (months)

4. Male breast cancer: Epidemiological study in patients attended in three academic hopitals in São Paulo-Brazil
CONCLUSION: The epidemiological and pathological features, as well as treatment, are similar to literature. The stage II was the most prevalent in our sample, different from those described in the literature.
KEYWORDS: MALE, BREAST, CANCER, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL.