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Cancer
New cancer research has been reported by scientists at University of Ioannina
April 2nd, 2009
"Male breast cancer is rare compared to its female counterpart representing less than 1% of cancer in men. Moreover, mucinous carcinoma of the male breast is an extremely rare histological subtype of malignancy," researchers in Ioannina, Greece report. "Paget's disease of the nipple is rarely observed in males. Case report: Herein, we describe a unique case of an 86 years old man with mucinous breast cancer presenting as Paget's disease of the nipple. According to the immunohistochemical evaluation the neoplastic cells were positive for estrogen ( ER) and progesterone receptors ( PR)," wrote D. Peschos and colleagues, University of Ioannina. The...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-02)
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