Review Article

Postmastectomy Reconstruction in Male Breast Cancer

Table 1

Patient demographics and cancer characteristics.

Author, yearStudy typeCountryPatients (n)aAge (yrs)Breast CA type; stageTumor sizeHormone receptorMedical therapy

Al-Kalla and Komorowska-Timek, 2014 [25]Case reportUSA168IDC; stage 11 × 2 cmER+/PR+Not reported
Bamba et al., 2017 [26]Case reportUSA178IDCNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Banys-Paluchowski et al., 2016 [1]Case reportGermany162Papillary CA; stage 216 cm diameterER+/PR+Not reported
Danino et al., 1998 [27]Case reportFrance157Stage 4Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Di Benedetto et al., 1997 [28]Retrospective cohortItaly1164 + 6.7IDC;
early: 2 intermediate: 6 advanced: 2
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Elshafiey et al., 2011 [29]Retrospective cohortEgypt8 (25%)Not specifiedbIDCNot reportedNot specifiedbNot reported
Giunta et al., 2017 [30]Case reportItaly146IDC; stage 1Not reportedER+/PR+None
Igun, 2000 [31]Case reportNigeria135IDC; stage 33 × 3 cmNot reportedAdjuvant tamoxifen, chemotherapy
Nakao et al., 2002 [32]Case reportJapan159IDC; stage 49 × 6 cmNot reportedNeoadjuvant chemotherapy
Schaverien et al., 2013 [33]Case reportScotland235, 59IDC; stage 2, stage 13 × 2 cm 1 × 1 cmER+/PRER+/PR+Adjuvant tamoxifen, chemotherapy, XRT
Spear et al., 1997 [34]Case reportUSA149IDC, stage 22.2 cmER+/PR+None

Age is presented as n or mean ± standard deviation. aNumber of patients who underwent postmastectomy reconstruction. bNot specified for the 8 patients who underwent postmastectomy reconstruction. CA: carcinoma; IDC: invasive ductal carcinoma; MRM: modified radical mastectomy; XRT: radiation therapy.