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Female-type fibrocystic disease with papillary hyperplasia in a male breast
  1. K E Robertson1,
  2. S A Kazmi2,
  3. L B Jordan1
  1. 1
    Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK
  2. 2
    Department of Surgery, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr L B Jordan, Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK; lee.jordan{at}nhs.net

Abstract

Fibrocystic disease is a common benign finding in the female breast and often presents as a palpable mass. It is much less commonly found in the male breast. A case is reported of a young man with female-type fibrocystic disease associated with papillary hyperplasia in the right breast.

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