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Case Reports
. 2003 Aug;12(4):290-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9776(03)00033-x.

Breast cancer after bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy in a female-to-male trans-sexual

R J Burcombe  1 , A Makris, M Pittam, N Finer
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Breast cancer after bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy in a female-to-male trans-sexual

R J Burcombe et al. Breast. 2003 Aug.

Abstract

We describe a female-to-male trans-sexual, aged 33, who developed breast cancer 10 years after cosmetic bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy and nipple reimplantation. The complex hormonal pathways involved and the implications for women undergoing prophylactic mastectomy because of a high risk of familial breast cancer are discussed.

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