Diseases

Male Breast Cancer

Back

Male breast cancer is a rare cancer that forms in thebreast tissue of men. ... Still, many men delay seeing their doctors if they notice one of the usual signs or symptoms, such as a breast lump. For this reason, many male breast cancers are diagnosed when the disease is more advanced.

SYMPTOMS

A painless lump or thickening in your breast tissue,
Changes to the skin covering your breast, such as dimpling, puckering, redness or scaling, changes to your nipple, such as redness or scaling, or a nipple that begins to turn inward, discharge from your nipple.

CAUSES

History of radiation exposure of the chest. Enlargement of breasts (called gynecomastia) from drug or hormone treatments, or even some infections and poisons. Taking estrogen. A rare genetic condition called klinefelter's syndrome.