Screening-detected Breast Cancer in a Man with BRCA2 Mutation: Case Report

R. James Brenner*, Jeffrey N. Weitzel, Nora Hansen, Peter Boasberg

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Abstract

Current indications for breast cancer screening in the male population are lacking, although family history of breast cancer may be such an indication. The authors describe a man with a history of clinically diagnosed right breast cancer who subsequently tested positive for the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2 and received a diagnosis of mammographically detected left breast cancer at screening. The authors discuss the clinical implications of this approach to detecting male breast cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)553-555
Number of pages3
JournalRadiology
Volume230
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2004

Keywords

  • Breast neoplasms, male
  • Cancer screening
  • Genes and genetics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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