A case of male invasive breast carcinoma presenting as a non-healing wound

Abstract

Breast cancer in male patients accounts for less than 1 percent of malignancies in men. When compared to women, men with breast cancer are, on average, older, diagnosed at a more advanced stage, more likely to be hormone-receptor positive, less likely to overexpress HER2/neu, and have a lower overall survival. Owing to the paucity of data, male breast cancer treatment is typically guided by trials from female breast cancer. We report a case of invasive ductal carcinoma in a male patient with the initial presenting morphology of a non-healing chest wound. Interestingly, immunostaining identified positivity for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2/neu in the patients tumor. Although rare, breast carcinoma is an important consideration in any male with a breast mass, retracted nipple, or ulceration, as was seen in our patient.