Male Breast Surgery

Mastectomy (Modifi ed Radical Mastectomy)

Description
General anesthesia is usually used; occasionally local anesthesia and IV sedation
can be used. Male breast cancer accounts for <0.1 % of all cancers in males
and 1 % of all breast cancers. Risk factors include testicular disease, gynecomastia,
increasing age, Jewish ancestry, family history, Klinefelter’s syndrome, and
BRCA-2 genetic mutation. About 4–16 % of all men with breast cancer have the
BRCA-2 mutation.