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Ryu, Kim, Kim, Lee, Lee, Bae, and Goo: Mammary Adenomyoepithelioma in Male Patient

Abstract

Myoepithelial cells are the normal constituent of mammary gland and the lesions arising from this components are rare and can be divided into three categories. Adenomyoepithelioma, which is one of them, has a characteristics of dual proliferation of epithelial and myoepithelial cells but the biologic behavior of it has not yet been fully understood. Most of the adenomyoepitheliomas arc reported in female patients and there arc few of male patient reported in English literature. We experienced one case of male adenomyoepithelioma and report the case with review of literature.

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