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Breast Neoplasms

Medical Definition: Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.
Guide Notes: human only; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE is also available: see note there; for animal use MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL or MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL: Manual 24.5+, 24.6+; coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM)
Also Called: Breast Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human
Breast Neoplasms Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Breast Neoplasms, Male - Any neoplasms of the male breast. These occur infrequently in males in developed countries, the incidence being about 1% of that in females. Two-thirds of patients present with intraductal carcinoma. The average age of onset is 60 years for men. Orchiectomy was the standard treatment but it has been replaced by TAMOXIFEN as the initial therapy since estrogen-receptor-positive tumors are predominant in males. Orchiectomy and mastectomy may be used if initial drug therapy is not successful. The prognosis is worse than that for females. (From Holland, et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1751)

Breast Neoplasms Medical Definitions and Terms

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