"Gynecomastia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Enlargement of the BREAST in the males, caused by an excess of ESTROGENS. Physiological gynecomastia is normally observed in NEWBORNS; ADOLESCENT; and AGING males.
| Descriptor ID |
D006177
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.090.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Gynecomastia- Gynecomastia
- Male Breast Enlargement
- Breast Enlargement, Male
- Enlargement, Male Breast
Infant Gynecomastia- Infant Gynecomastia
- Gynecomastia, Infant
- Newborn Gynecomastia
- Gynecomastia, Newborn
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gynecomastia" by people in Profiles.
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Radiation with or without Antiandrogen Therapy in Recurrent Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017 02 02; 376(5):417-428.
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Index of suspicion. Case 1: abdominal pain, distension, hard stool, and diarrhea in an 11-year-old boy. Case 2: recurrent otitis media in a 4-year-old boy. Case 3: gynecomastia and galactorrhea in a 15-year-old boy. Pediatr Rev. 2013 Jul; 34(7):322-7.
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Discussion. Breast cancer incidence in adolescent males undergoing subcutaneous mastectomy for gynecomastia: is pathologic examination justified? A retrospective and literature review. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan; 127(1):8-9.
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Pituitary adenoma and bilateral male breast cancer: an unusual association. J Surg Oncol. 1997 Jan; 64(1):74-8.
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Evaluation of fine needle aspiration of the male breast for the diagnosis of gynaecomastia. Cytopathology. 1990; 1(2):79-85.
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Clinical correlations of steroid receptors and male breast cancer. Cancer Res. 1980 Apr; 40(4):991-7.
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Tubular carcinoma of the male breast: report of a case. Cancer. 1975 Aug; 36(2):462-5.
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Hyperleydigism: a cause of severe pubertal gynecomastia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1971 Jun; 32(6):751-6.