Asymptomatic Incidental Ductal Carcinoma in situ in a Male Breast Presenting with Contralateral Gynecomastia

Laura M Isley, Rebecca J Leddy, Tihana Rumboldt, Jacqueline M BernardJournal of Clinical Imaging Science 2012 2(1):9-9Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in males is rare and usually presents with symptoms on the affected side, such as, palpable mass or bloody nipple discharge. Even as DCIS has been reported in conjunction with gynecomastia in the same breast, we report an unusual case of a 62-year-old Caucasian male, with no family history of breast cancer, who presented with symptomatic side gynecomastia, and was incidentally found to have DCIS in a completely asymptomatic left breast. To the best of our knowledge, this case is the first report in literature of asymptomatic, incidentally discovered DCIS in a male patient.

Source: Journal of Clinical Imaging Science - March 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Authors: Laura M IsleyRebecca J LeddyTihana RumboldtJacqueline M Bernard Source Type: research