?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+uncommon+subtype+of+breast+carcinoma+in+a+man%3A+The+pure+mucinous+carcinoma&rft.creator=Sawssen+Dhambri+%2C+Mona+Mlika+%2C++A%C3%AFda+Ayadi-Kaddour+%2C+Abdelfattah+Zeddini++%2C+Faouzi+El+Mezni+%2C+Int+J+Cur+Biomed+Phar+Res.+&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.description=Aim%3A+Our+purpose+is+to+describe+a+new+case+of+pure+mucinous+carcinoma+in+a+man%2C+to+put+emphasis+on+the+rarity+of+this+histologic+subtype+and+the+problems+of+management+due+to+the+fewer+reported+cases+in+the+literature+and+to+compare+it+with+the+female+counterpart.++Observation%3A+We+report+the+case+of+a+79-+year-old+man+presenting+as+a+nodular+mass+of+the+right+breast.+The+clinical+symptoms+weren%E2%80%99t+specific+and+the+diagnosis+was+based+on+histological+and+immunohistochemical+findings.+Conclusion%3A+Male+breast+carcinoma+is+rare+compared+to+its+female+counterpart+representing+less+than+2%25+of+male+breast+carcinomas+and+1%25+of+all+breast+carcinomas.+Pure+mucinous+carcinoma+in+male+is+an+extremely+rare+histological+subtype.+It+is+a+variety+of+carcinoma+of+the+breast+which+is+characterized+by+the+production+of+an+abundant+extra-cellular+and%2For+intra-cellular+mucin.+It+has+been+regarded+as+one+of+the+more+benign+forms+of+breast+carcinomas.+To+our+knowledge%2C+about+30+cases+of+mucinous+breast+carcinoma+in+male+have+been+reported+in+the+English+literature+and+only+10+cases+of+pure+mucinous+carcinoma+have+been+described.+In+general%2C+pure+mucinous+carcinomas+have+a+favorable+prognosis.+Numerous+studies+have+shown+that+breast+carcinomas+in+male+behave+more+aggressively+compared+to+those+in+females.+Further+research+is+needed+on+male+carcinomas+as+they+are+becoming+more+frequent.&rft.publisher=CurrentSciDirect+Publications&rft.date=2011-04-30&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7332%2F1%2FAn_uncommon_subtype_of_breast_carcinoma_in_a_man_The_pure_mucinous_carcinoma.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sawssen+Dhambri+%2C+Mona+Mlika+%2C+A%C3%AFda+Ayadi-Kaddour+%2C+Abdelfattah+Zeddini+%2C+Faouzi+El+Mezni+%2C+Int+J+Cur+Biomed+Phar+Res.+++(2011)+An+uncommon+subtype+of+breast+carcinoma+in+a+man%3A+The+pure+mucinous+carcinoma.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7332%2F