Bilateral male breast cancer and prostate cancer: a case report.
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چکیده
Male breast cancer, consisting only 1% of all breast cancers, is occasionally associated with other primary malignancies, especially in patients with familial breast cancer history. Sporadic male breast cancers with another primary tumor are extremely rare. We report a 67-year-old male with asynchronous bilateral breast cancer and prostate cancer without familial breast cancer history.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Japanese journal of clinical oncology
دوره 30 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000