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CORREA, María del Carmen et al. Adenocarcinoma ductal infiltrante de mama en paciente masculino. A propósito de un caso. Rev. venez. oncol. [online]. 2005, vol.17, n.3, pp.148-151. ISSN 0798-0582.

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: We present a masculine patient, who presented adenocarcinoma ductal infiltrante of breast, and who was attended in the Surgery Service 2, Autonomous Independent Service Central Hospital of Maracay, Venezuela. CLINICAL CASE: Masculine patient of 57 years old, who initiated his present disease 3 months before its entrance with nodule of 1 cm of diameter, at retroereolar left zone, non painful, which, it has a fast growth until reaching 5 cm x 5 cm of diameter. After this lesion was ulcerate, draining serohematic exuded in moderate amount, reason by which it, he consults and we made biopsy that report infiltrate ductal carcinoma. Left radical mastectomy was made, demonstrating ulcerate injury of 4 cm of diameter, that infiltrates until greater pectoral aponeurosis. In addition, fixed axillary’s lymph nodes with lymph nodes of 1 cm of diameter, of increased consistency. DISCUSION: We present this case due to the infrequent of finding an adenocarcinoma of breast in a man. The patients with breast cancer can be put under surgical procedures that go from the preservative end of a lumpectomy to the opposed one of a radical mastectomy, depending on the criterion or preference of the surgeon.

Palavras-chave : Infiltrate ductal adenocarcinoma; man; treatment; radical mastectomy.