ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Male Breast Cancer Screening.
Nov 1, 2025DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.08.040Journal ArticleJACR
Written by: Expert Panel on Breast ImagingPhoebe E FreerColleen H NealAnn BrownDebbie L BennettMichael R CassidyAlison ChetlenElizabeth H DibbleSharon H GiordanoHeather I GreenwoodJanet HurleyLillian K IvanscoSharp F MalakGaiane M RauchBeatriu ReigPuneet SinghWilliam SmallEren D YehPriscilla J Slanetz
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Dr. Alison Chetlen
Breast Imaging · Penn State Hershey Medical Center
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Dr. Janet Hurley
General Family Medicine · Christus Health
Summary
Breast cancer screening recommendations have been established historically for women, but, have been less clearly outlined for men. For average-risk men and younger men less than 25 year of age, imaging is not usually appropriate as a screening test for breast cancer. For men of higher-than-average risk, screening with mammography as annual surveillance imaging is usually appropriate. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision process support the systematic analysis of the medical literature from peer reviewed journals. Established methodology principles such as Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE are adapted to evaluate the evidence. The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User Manual provides the methodology to determine the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where peer reviewed literature is lacking or equivocal, experts may be the primary evidentiary source available to formulate a recommendation.
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Dr. Alison Chetlen
Radiology · Breast ImagingPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Centeralisonc
