Article ; Online: Male Accessory Breast Cancer Successfully Treated With Single-Agent Trastuzumab: A Case Report.
American journal of men's health
2023 Volume 17, Issue 3, Page(s) 15579883231171010
Abstract: Male accessory breast cancer is an extremely rare tumor. There is no report about its monotherapy and subsequent outcome prior to 2022. The current study presents the case of a 76-year-old male patient with a hard mass in the left axilla. Histopathologic ...
Abstract | Male accessory breast cancer is an extremely rare tumor. There is no report about its monotherapy and subsequent outcome prior to 2022. The current study presents the case of a 76-year-old male patient with a hard mass in the left axilla. Histopathologic examination of an excisional specimen indicated an adenocarcinoma compatible with breast carcinoma. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that the mass was estrogen receptor (ER) (-), progesterone receptor (PR)(-), and human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) (-). A diagnosis of breast cancer originating from the accessory mammary gland in the axilla was made. Two years following surgery, the patient presented with a pulmonary lesion. Core needle biopsy was performed, and the lesion was found to be ER (-), PR(-), and HER2 (3+). The patient was successfully treated with single-agent trastuzumab. Single-agent trastuzumab could be a reasonable regimen for metastatic accessory breast cancer patients with HER2 overexpression for whom chemotherapy and endocrine therapy are not suitable. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Male ; Aged ; Trastuzumab/therapeutic use ; Breast Neoplasms ; Breast Neoplasms, Male/drug therapy ; Breast Neoplasms, Male/surgery |
Chemical Substances | Trastuzumab (P188ANX8CK) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-05-22 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2275106-3 |
ISSN | 1557-9891 ; 1557-9883 |
ISSN (online) | 1557-9891 |
ISSN | 1557-9883 |
DOI | 10.1177/15579883231171010 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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