{Reference Type}: English Abstract {Title}: [Breast cancer in men – histopathology and biomarkers]. {Author}: Lokøy IK;Bakken IS;Wik E;Stefansson IM; {Journal}: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen {Volume}: 144 {Issue}: 5 {Year}: 2024 04 23 暂无{DOI}: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0438 {Abstract}: Breast cancer in men accounts for around 1 % of all cases of the disease. The study aimed to identify histopathological parameters and selected biomarkers in men with breast cancer.
Retrospective study of archival material from 53 men diagnosed with breast cancer at the department of pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, in the period 1996-2020. The prevalence of the oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PGR) and Human Epidermal Growth Factor (HER2) biomarkers was examined.
Median age at time of diagnosis was 72 years. Median tumour diameter was 24 mm. Forty-nine tumours were classified histologically as invasive carcinoma of no special type (NST), 29 tumours were histologic grade 2 and 18 were grade 3. Fifty-two tumours were ER positive, 39 were PGR positive and four were HER2 positive. Twenty-five patients had lymph node metastases.
Our findings indicate that men with breast cancer are diagnosed at an older age than women, and that men have a more advanced stage than women at the time of diagnosis. The histopathology and expression of biomarkers of breast cancer differ between men and women.