MSFinals-0134

MSFinals-0134

A 65-year-old retired post-office worker presents to his General Practitioner (GP) with a two-week history of bleeding from the right nipple. He is otherwise well, with hypertension being the only medical history to note, which is well controlled on ramipril.
On examination of the right breast, the doctor notes some oozing of blood from the right nipple, with an underlying 2 cm × 2 cm fixed mass on palpation of the right areola.
With regard to breast cancer in men, which of the following statements is the most accurate?