Mammary duct ectasia and periductal mastitis in males
Al-Masad, J.K.
Saudi Medical Journal 22(11): 1030-1033
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0379-5284 PMID: 11744981 Document Number: 528709
Mammary duct ectasia/periductal mastitis is exceedingly rare in males. Ten cases have been reported in the literature, the last 2 cases were associated with Human immunodeficiency virus. The previously reported cases presented in females with blood stained discharge or subareolar inflammatory process. All cases required surgical treatment, 7 out of 10 cases underwent a form of mastectomy. To the best of our knowledge this disease entity was not reported in patients suffering from Behcet's disease. This article described 2 new cases, one of them is ayoung man who had associated Behcet's disease. An immune mechanism may be responsible for such association, which was not reported before. The clinical presentation, pathological findings and management of these 2 new cases were outlined followed by literature review.