Abstract
Objectives: To review the scientific literature on breast cancer in men in the last ten years (2007-2017). Methods: This was done through the conduction of a basic and systematic bibliographical review developed through selection of articles in base of data between the years 2007-2017, with the use of breast cancer descriptors, men and incidence. Results: It was observed that the results achieved, based on the articles / publications that there is a great genetic influence in the midst of cancer occurrences of male breast as potential changes. The most frequent occurrence of the neoplasia occurs in the age group of more than 60 years and in individuals of white color, and the cancer was more frequent in the middle of Southeast and South Conclusion: Breast cancer is similar in men and women; however, the male cases present immunohistochemical peculiarities, but there are not enough studies to evaluate the impact of this characteristic on the prognosis and treatment of this neoplasia.