Jung Hyun Kyung, Lim Yun-Jung
J Korean Soc Radiol. 2022 Jul;83(4):830-845. doi: 10.3348/jksr.2021.0122. Epub 2022 Feb 25.
The male breast is a non-functional and rudimentary organ, but similarly to the female breast, it can be affected by various diseases. In contrast to female breast cancer, male breast cancer has a low incidence, and there is no established breast cancer screening program for male patients. Therefore, the diagnostic evaluation is usually performed in male patients with symptoms such as palpability or pain in the breasts. Furthermore, most adult male patients who visit breast clinics sometimes present with not only breast symptoms but also axillary symptoms, and both the breast and axilla are usually examined during breast ultrasonography in daily clinical practice. The purpose of this pictorial essay was to present the sonographic features of various palpable breast and axillary lesions in adult male patients.
男性乳房是一个无功能的退化器官，但与女性乳房类似，它也会受到各种疾病的影响。与女性乳腺癌相比，男性乳腺癌的发病率较低，并且尚未建立针对男性患者的乳腺癌筛查项目。因此，诊断评估通常在出现乳房可触及或疼痛等症状的男性患者中进行。此外，大多数前往乳腺诊所就诊的成年男性患者有时不仅有乳房症状，还伴有腋窝症状，在日常临床实践中，乳房超声检查时通常会对乳房和腋窝进行检查。这篇图谱文章的目的是展示成年男性患者各种可触及乳房和腋窝病变的超声特征。
