Gynaecomastia

@article{Thiruchelvam2016Gynaecomastia,
  title={Gynaecomastia},
  author={P. Thiruchelvam and Jonathan Neil Walker and Katy Rose and Jacqueline Lewis and Ragheed Al-Mufti},
  journal={British Medical Journal},
  year={2016},
  volume={354}
}
Gynaecomastia is the benign proliferation of glandular breast tissue in men. It is characterised by the presence of a palpable, firm, subareolar gland and ductal tissue (not fat) resulting in breast enlargement. 2 Gynaecomastia occurs in 35% of men and is most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 69. In pseudogynaecomastia there is a lack of glandular proliferation, with increase in breast size due purely to excess adiposity. It can be difficult to differentiate gynaecomastia from… 
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