Ramazan Ucak; Canan Tan?k; Fevziye Kabukcuoglu
Volume 24, Issue 7 , 2022
Abstract
Background: Although it is generally accepted that gynecomastia poses no risk of male breast cancer (MBC), the incidence of atypical changes observed in gynecomastia and their effects on the risk of MBC has been investigated recently.
Objectives: Therefore, with follow-ups in our series, the present ...
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Background: Although it is generally accepted that gynecomastia poses no risk of male breast cancer (MBC), the incidence of atypical changes observed in gynecomastia and their effects on the risk of MBC has been investigated recently.
Objectives: Therefore, with follow-ups in our series, the present research was conducted to determine the incidence of atypia and its effect on breast cancer in gynecomastia cases.
Methods: A total of 151 breast tissues were surgically removed from 108 patients between the ages of 12-90. Atypia was investigated based on gynecomastia in the preparations sampled from these tissues.
Results: Around 22 simple hyperplasia, eight atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), and one ductal carcinoma in situ were found in 151 breast tissues. Breast cancer was not observed in any patients during the follow-up period. Atypical ductal hyperplasia was seen in younger patients compared to simple hyperplasia (P=0.021). No relationship was observed between lesion size and the incidence of atypia (P=0.538).
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, ADH determined in cases with gynecomastia pose no risk of breast cancer in parallel with the current data in the literature. However, it is accepted that the presence of atypia based on gynecomastia needs to be investigated in series with a large number of cases.
