Journal of Surgery

Alin Vasilescu

Publications

• Research Article
  Particularities of Primary Breast Cancer in Men.
  Author(s): Eugen Târcoveanu, Cristian Lupașcu, Alin Vasilescu, Nuțu Vlad, Ionela Negoiță, Delia Ciobanu, Corina Andriescu, Felicia Crumpei and Ștefan GeorgescuEugen Târcoveanu, Cristian Lupașcu, Alin Vasilescu, Nuțu Vlad, Ionela Negoiță, Delia Ciobanu, Corina Andriescu, Felicia Crumpei and Ștefan Georgescu
  
  Background: Breast cancer in men is rare (1% of all breast cancers) and shows some particularities. Methods: We performed a retrospective study analyzing patients admitted and treated in First Surgical Clinic, Emergency Hospital “St. Spiridon” Iasi from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2015 with malignant breast tumors. Patients included in the study were diagnosed with breast cancer after pathological examination. We followed the clinical data, laboratory and postoperative follow-up of patients. Results: Between 2008 to 2015 in our clinic were treated 319 breast cancers, of which only 11 men, so 3.4%, higher rate to literature data. Most of the patients were aged and with an advance clinical stage. The mean age of men with breast cancer was 67 years, ten years older than women with same disease. The favoring factors in the study grou.. Read More»
  

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