Metachronous or synchronous male breast and prostate cancers a duality to lookout for.

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Metachronous or synchronous male breast and prostate cancers a duality to lookout for.
Details	Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of male cancer death. Male breast cancer is very rare, and comprises only about 1% of all breast cancers. Men with a family history of breast or prostate cancer have elevated prostate cancer risks, including risk of very aggressive disease. We present 2 cases of primary prostate and primary breast cancers in patients of African descent, who were diagnosed first with breast cancer without any family history of breast cancer, and then with prostate cancer. This is the first such case series from Africa. Objectives Course Objective : Breast cancer is well known as the stereotypical women's cancer, and prostate cancer represents the well-known stereotypical male counterpart. While prostate cancer carries the potential to metastasize to the breast, the synchronous or metachronous co-occurrence of primary breast and primary prostate cancers is quite unusual. Prostate cancer in men of African descent may have its own behaviour with regards to its relationship with male breast cancer.. Case 1: A 64 year old male presented to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (CHBAH) with a 2 years history of a painless left breast lump. A core biopsy was done and confirmed breast carcinoma. Tamoxifen was started but, due to disease progression, he underwent left modified radical mastectomy followed by chemotherapy. Prostate biopsy was done for raised Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) and suspicious prostate on digital rectal examination. A prostatic adenocarcinoma was subsequently diagnosed with bone metastases on bone scan. He was start...
Competence	General Medicine
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Event Time	08:00 AM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1