Review of the current techniques in use for the treatment of mammary duct-associated inflammatory disease sequence (MDAIDS) in males taking into account two new cases

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Utor, Diego Alejandro^{a; *} | Moreno, Pilar^a | Granados, M. Carmen^b | Reina, Rafael^a

Affiliations: [a] Mammary Pathology Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Care Unit, Puerta del Mar Hospital, Cádiz, Spain | [b] Mental Health Clinic Unit, Puerta del Mar Hospital, Cádiz, Spain

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Diego Alejandro Utor Fernández, C/REAL 256, 3°B, 11100 San Fernando (CÁDIZ), Spain. Tel.: +34 687548200; E-mail: alejandroutor@gmail.com; Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar de Cádiz, Unidad de Atención Integral al Cáncer, Unidad de Patología Mamaria, C/Ana de Viya 21, 11009 Cádiz, Spain. Tel.: +34 956002510.

Abstract: Mammary duct-associated inflammatory disease sequence (MDAIDS) is a common pathology in the female breast that stands out because of its high therapeutic failure rate with both medical and surgical treatments. However, in males, the incidence is extremely low, although the treatment is similar. In this article, we present two new cases of MDAIDS in men, taking advantage of this extraordinary event to review the few cases reported in medical literature regarding the origin, diagnosis and treatment of this pathology.

Keywords: Breast, male, fistula, mastitis, MDAIDS

DOI: 10.3233/BD-2012-000339

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 149-157, 2012