Conservative treatment is available for patients with advanced or recurrent disease, while most male breast cancer patients require surgery.
Male breast cancer is one of the very rare types of malignancies in men. The majority of men with breast cancer choose to have surgery. The vast majority of male breast cancer patients choose surgery, while patients with advanced or recurrent disease may choose conservative treatment. In addition, studies have shown that the prognosis for male breast cancer is worse than that of women, and the overall 5-year survival rate after treatment is lower than that of female patients.
There are two types of surgery for male breast cancer: 1. Modified radical mastectomy, usually for patients without invasion of the pectoralis muscle, with unilateral removal of the breast and clearance of the axillary lymph nodes; 2. Radical or extended radical mastectomy for men with invasion of the pectoralis muscle, mainly with removal of the gland and part of the pectoralis major muscle and clearance of the axillary lymph nodes.
Post-operative chemotherapy is needed in a timely manner, and the cycle of chemotherapy is determined in conjunction with post-operative immunohistochemistry for breast cancer. The first step in the process is to find out if there is a breast mass in a man, so it is advisable to see a doctor in the hospital for timely treatment to improve the long-term survival rate.