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Bilateral synchronous carcinoma of the male breast in a patient receiving estrogen therapy for carcinoma of the prostate: cause or coincidence?

Abstract
An unusual case of bilateral, synchronous breast cancer in a male patient who had a history of long-term estrogen therapy for prostate cancer is presented. The possible role of estrogen in the development of male breast cancer is revisited.
AuthorsKathleen Coard, Trevor McCartney
JournalSouthern medical journal (South Med J) Vol. 97 Issue 3 Pg. 308-10 (Mar 2004) ISSN: 0038-4348 [Print] United States
PMID15043344 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Diethylstilbestrol
Topics
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male (etiology, physiopathology)
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast (etiology, physiopathology)
  • Diethylstilbestrol (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary (etiology, physiopathology)
  • Prostatic Neoplasms (drug therapy)

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