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An unusual condition in which cells lining the inside of a man's breast grow in an uncontrolled manner.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Breast cancer • Cancer

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare
Teenager
14-18
Rare
Young adult
19-40
Rare
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

Symptoms

Chest deformity
Breast lump
Nipple discharge
Discharge from nipple
Discharge from nipple, bloody
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