Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge
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Male Breast Cancer Presenting as Nipple Discharge
Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease and constitutes less than 1% of all breast carcinoma cases. Although MBC most often presents with a palpable mass, failure to recognise the significance of other symptoms may lead to a delay in diagnosis. Nipple discharge (ND) is a rare symptom in men, but it may herald an underlying malignancy. We present two cases of (MBC) presenting with ND and emph...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-6900,2090-6919
DOI: 10.1155/2011/804843