Bilateral carcinoma of the breast
โ Scribed by A. J. M. Reese
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1953
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 793 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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โฆ Synopsis
mencing therapy, a period of treatment lasting at least two to three weeks would seem desirable before any attempt is made at histological comparison. The use of other hormones, e.g., of pituitary origin, is being investigated in cases where the prostatic tumour has become estrogen-resistant.
Our thanks are due to Miss M. Stoneham for secretarial help and to M r A. Finch for the microphotography.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Carcinoma of the male breast is rare, representing 0.2 to 1.5%1.\* of all cancers in males; less than 1% of patients with cancer of the breast are males. In a recent review of carcinoma of the male breast by Crichlow, of 1158 reported cases only 16 (1.4%) were bilateral. Three of these were reported