clinical features
Last reviewed 01/2022
Presentation of breast cancer in men tends to be with more advanced disease (than in women) (1)
- majority presents as a painless mass in the subareola position.
- the male breast disc can be asymmetric and in malignancy as the mass increases
in size it can present away from the nipple-areola complex
- changes in the nipple-areola complex such as:
- nipple retraction
- nipple inversion
- nipple ulceration
- or a rash
- blood-stained nipple discharge or serous nipple discharge can be associated
in this condition
- changes to the nipple that requires specialist referral are:
- alteration of skin contour
- shape
- or any projections
- breast pain or itching are less commonly occurring in this condition
- axillary lymphadenopathy
Reference:
clinical comparison between features of gynaecomastia and breast cancer