Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case Report

We present a young male patient with breast cancer having several risk factors likely acting in consort: irradiation of the breast for gynecomastia in adolescence and a life-long administration of phenothiazine for schizophrenia from the age of 16 years, with elevated serum prolactin level resulting...

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Main Authors: Ragnar Hultborn, Toshima Z. Parris, Khalil Helou, Åke Borg, Shahin De Lara, Anikó Kovács
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/509074
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spelling doaj-1f7f84709a184c898c58e4ae6cdc91252020-11-25T01:56:08ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752020-08-0113295696110.1159/000509074509074Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case ReportRagnar HultbornToshima Z. ParrisKhalil HelouÅke BorgShahin De LaraAnikó KovácsWe present a young male patient with breast cancer having several risk factors likely acting in consort: irradiation of the breast for gynecomastia in adolescence and a life-long administration of phenothiazine for schizophrenia from the age of 16 years, with elevated serum prolactin level resulting in breast cancer development 24 years after irradiation.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/509074male breast cancerbrca1schizophreniairradiationphenothiazinehyperprolactinemia
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author Ragnar Hultborn
Toshima Z. Parris
Khalil Helou
Åke Borg
Shahin De Lara
Anikó Kovács
spellingShingle Ragnar Hultborn
Toshima Z. Parris
Khalil Helou
Åke Borg
Shahin De Lara
Anikó Kovács
Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case Report
Case Reports in Oncology
male breast cancer
brca1
schizophrenia
irradiation
phenothiazine
hyperprolactinemia
author_facet Ragnar Hultborn
Toshima Z. Parris
Khalil Helou
Åke Borg
Shahin De Lara
Anikó Kovács
author_sort Ragnar Hultborn
title Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case Report
title_short Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case Report
title_full Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case Report
title_fullStr Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case Report
title_sort male breast carcinoma after irradiation and long-term phenothiazine exposure: a case report
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Oncology
issn 1662-6575
publishDate 2020-08-01
description We present a young male patient with breast cancer having several risk factors likely acting in consort: irradiation of the breast for gynecomastia in adolescence and a life-long administration of phenothiazine for schizophrenia from the age of 16 years, with elevated serum prolactin level resulting in breast cancer development 24 years after irradiation.
topic male breast cancer
brca1
schizophrenia
irradiation
phenothiazine
hyperprolactinemia
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/509074
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