Male breast cancer

Case contributed by Yaïr Glick
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Palpable, painless nodule under the right nipple for past month or so.

Patient Data

Age: 85 years
Gender: Male
mammography

Right

ultrasound

Right

ultrasound

An ultrasound-guided biopsy of the mass was performed.

Case Discussion

The histopathology report was as follows:
Invasive ductal carcinoma, grade II.
Immunostains: ER positive +1 +2 in 80-90% of the tumor cells, PR positive +1 +2 +3 in 50-60% of the tumor cells, neu/Her2 negative (score +1), Ki67 Index: 17-25%, E-cadherin positive.

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