Invasive lobular carcinoma of the male breast: Do we need to think of Klinefelter's syndrome?

Abstract

Cancer of the male breast is generally seen in men over 60 years of age and, as in women, the commonest histological type is invasive ductal carcinoma. Invasive lobular cancers are seen very rarely because of the absence of lobules in the male breast. Genetic abnormalities such as Klinefelter's syndrome can increase the risk of breast cancer, and it is though that there has to be some cytoarchitectural abnormality for development of lobular cancers in men. © 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.