Male breast cancer

smcgill

50 year old male here. I recently noticed that I had a lot of redness and swelling around my left nipple, which is also inverted. I also had a fever of 102 deg. F. I was put on some antibiotics to fight any infection, and also sent to a breast specialist for more testing. The inverted left nipple was basically useless and causing trouble, so the breast surgeon decided to remove the nipple and do a biopsy on it. The Pathology report came back that it was malignant, and does not appear to have moved into my lymph nodes. But there is a 2cm tumor behind the nipple. They are going to do a double mastectomy on me in a few weeks to remove the cancer and keep my chest symmetrical since I do have gynecomastia. I will be having my procedure done at the Cleveland Clinic, and the surgical and oncology team seems to be outstanding. I'm hoping for the best. Thanks.

traveltext

Hey there, you’ve come to the right place for support. Sounds like your medical team is on the case and acting promptly. Removing the nipple to do a biopsy is unorthodox but it was going to go anyway since you need a mastectomy. Or in your case a double. Are they planning chemo or radiation?