Table 1.

Characteristics of subsequent male patients with BC

Patient no.Age at HL (y)HL treatment yearHL treatment regimenInterval between HL and BC (y)Type of BCPrimary treatment for BCFollow-up time after BC diagnosis (y)Vital status at the end of follow-up
35 1973 RT: mantle field, inverted-Y and splenic hilum (primary; all fields 40 Gy)
CT: vinblastine as maintenance therapy for ∼2 years 
23 Infiltrating ductal carcinoma (C50.9, M8500/3) Surgery and endocrine therapy 13 Alive 
2  23 1982 CT: 8 cycles of MOPP (primary), 4 cycles of MOPP and 6 cycles of MOPP-ABV (relapse)
RT: neck, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, and left axillary fields (relapse; RT dose not available) 
18 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.9, M8500/3), TNM-stage IIIA, and ER+/PR+/HER2 equivocal CT (FAC [5-FU, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide]), mastectomy, RT, and endocrine therapy (tamoxifen) Deceased
(cause of death: BC) 
3  32 1978 CT: 6 cycles of MOPP (primary)
RT: Inverted-Y, spleen, and inguinal field (primary; all fields 40 Gy
32 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.9, M8500/3), TNM-stage IIB, and ER+/PR+/HER2 Endocrine therapy (exemestane, tamoxifen, and anastrozole) Deceased
(cause of death: BC) 
4§  28 1993 CT: 6 cycles of MOPP-ABV (primary)
RT: mediastinum, supraclavicular, and para-aortic fields (primary; RT dose not available) 
30 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.9, M8500/3) Surgery only Alive 
12 1991 CT: 2 cycles of OEPA and 2 cycles of COPP (primary)
RT: neck, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, and right axillary fields (primary; RT dose not available) 
27 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.1, M8500/3), TNM-stage IIA, and ER+/PR+/HER2 CT (AC [doxorubicin/cyclo-phosphamide] and docetaxel), surgery, RT, and endocrine therapy (tamoxifen) Alive 
6,  38 1998 CT: 6 cycles of MOPP-ABV (primary)
RT: mediastinum, neck, left lung, and para-aortic field, and spleen (primary; 20 Gy to the left lung, fields below diaphragm 30 Gy, other fields above diaphragm 40 Gy
18 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.1, M8500/3), TNM-stage IIA, and ER+/PR+/HER2+ CT (taxanes), targeted therapy (trastuzumab), surgery, and endocrine therapy (tamoxifen) Alive 
7∗∗  25 1994 RT: mediastinum, neck, supraclavicular, and para-aortic field, and spleen (primary; neck and supraclavicular fields 40 Gy, other fields 36 Gy27 Infiltrating duct carcinoma (C50.4, M8500/3), TNM-stage IA, and ER+/PR+/HER2 Breast conserving surgery and endocrine therapy (tamoxifen) Deceased
(cause of death: lung cancer) 
26 1979 RT: mantle field, inverted-Y, and spleen (primary; RT dose not available)
CT: 8 cycles of BCVPP (carmustine, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, and prednisone) (relapse) 
27 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.1, M8500/3), TNM-stage IA, ER+/PR+/HER2 Mastectomy only Alive 
Patient no.Age at HL (y)HL treatment yearHL treatment regimenInterval between HL and BC (y)Type of BCPrimary treatment for BCFollow-up time after BC diagnosis (y)Vital status at the end of follow-up
35 1973 RT: mantle field, inverted-Y and splenic hilum (primary; all fields 40 Gy)
CT: vinblastine as maintenance therapy for ∼2 years 
23 Infiltrating ductal carcinoma (C50.9, M8500/3) Surgery and endocrine therapy 13 Alive 
2  23 1982 CT: 8 cycles of MOPP (primary), 4 cycles of MOPP and 6 cycles of MOPP-ABV (relapse)
RT: neck, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, and left axillary fields (relapse; RT dose not available) 
18 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.9, M8500/3), TNM-stage IIIA, and ER+/PR+/HER2 equivocal CT (FAC [5-FU, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide]), mastectomy, RT, and endocrine therapy (tamoxifen) Deceased
(cause of death: BC) 
3  32 1978 CT: 6 cycles of MOPP (primary)
RT: Inverted-Y, spleen, and inguinal field (primary; all fields 40 Gy
32 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.9, M8500/3), TNM-stage IIB, and ER+/PR+/HER2 Endocrine therapy (exemestane, tamoxifen, and anastrozole) Deceased
(cause of death: BC) 
4§  28 1993 CT: 6 cycles of MOPP-ABV (primary)
RT: mediastinum, supraclavicular, and para-aortic fields (primary; RT dose not available) 
30 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.9, M8500/3) Surgery only Alive 
12 1991 CT: 2 cycles of OEPA and 2 cycles of COPP (primary)
RT: neck, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, and right axillary fields (primary; RT dose not available) 
27 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.1, M8500/3), TNM-stage IIA, and ER+/PR+/HER2 CT (AC [doxorubicin/cyclo-phosphamide] and docetaxel), surgery, RT, and endocrine therapy (tamoxifen) Alive 
6,  38 1998 CT: 6 cycles of MOPP-ABV (primary)
RT: mediastinum, neck, left lung, and para-aortic field, and spleen (primary; 20 Gy to the left lung, fields below diaphragm 30 Gy, other fields above diaphragm 40 Gy
18 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.1, M8500/3), TNM-stage IIA, and ER+/PR+/HER2+ CT (taxanes), targeted therapy (trastuzumab), surgery, and endocrine therapy (tamoxifen) Alive 
7∗∗  25 1994 RT: mediastinum, neck, supraclavicular, and para-aortic field, and spleen (primary; neck and supraclavicular fields 40 Gy, other fields 36 Gy27 Infiltrating duct carcinoma (C50.4, M8500/3), TNM-stage IA, and ER+/PR+/HER2 Breast conserving surgery and endocrine therapy (tamoxifen) Deceased
(cause of death: lung cancer) 
26 1979 RT: mantle field, inverted-Y, and spleen (primary; RT dose not available)
CT: 8 cycles of BCVPP (carmustine, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, and prednisone) (relapse) 
27 Infiltrating duct carcinoma of the left breast (C50.1, M8500/3), TNM-stage IA, ER+/PR+/HER2 Mastectomy only Alive 

ABV, doxorubicin, bleomycin, and vinblastine; BCVPP, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, and prednisone; COPP, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone; CT, chemotherapy; ER, estrogen receptor; FU, fluorouracil; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; MOPP, mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone; NOS, not otherwise specified; OEPA, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and doxorubicin; PR, progesterone receptor; RT, radiotherapy; TNM, TNM classification of malignant tumors.

Radiotherapy was usually applied in fractions from 1.5 to 2.0 Gy.

Patient developed a malignant tumor of lymphatic tissue NOS in 1999, for which he received chemotherapy.

According to the treating radiation oncologist the BC was estimated to be in the previously irradiated para-aortic and spleen fields.

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Patient developed a renal cell carcinoma NOS (C64.9, M8312/3) in 2006, for which he received surgery.

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Patient developed a transitional cell, papillary carcinoma in the lateral wall of the bladder (C67.2, M8130/3) in 2017, for which he received surgery and immunotherapy.

Patient developed a basal cell carcinoma of the skin (C44.5, M8090/3) in 2021.

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Patient developed an adenocarcinoma of the main bronchus (C34.0, M8140/3) in 2021, for which he received radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

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