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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Gynaecomastia
- MedicineBMJ
- 2022
Gynaecomastia is a presenting symptom in 7-11% of testicular cancer cases and a two week wait referral to urology for a testicular ultrasound is recommended in men with raised oestradiol, B-hCG, or AFP.
Gynaecomastia: a cosmetic concern or a concerning clinical sign?
- MedicineAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 2019
A rare cause of gynaecomastia is discussed that demonstrates the importance of a holistic approach to patient assessment, which requires further assessment to exclude underlying sinister pathology.
Sex hormone profile in pubertal boys with gynecomastia and pseudogynecomastia.
- MedicineThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
- 2020
True gynecomastia is characterized by a relative T deficiency to E2 concentrations in contrast to pseudogynecomasta, and sex hormones, prolactin, IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
The evolution of perennially enlarged breasts in women: a critical review and a novel hypothesis
- BiologyBiological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- 2021
It is proposed that breasts appeared as early as Homo ergaster, originally as a by‐product of other coincident evolutionary processes of adaptive significance, including an increase in subcutaneous fat tissue in response to the demands of thermoregulatory and energy storage, and of the ontogenetic development of the evolving brain.
Value-Based Radiology in Breast Imaging
- Physics, MedicineValue-based Radiology
- 2019
In this chapter, five common case presentations of everyday situations in the field of Breast Imaging are discussed.
La chirurgie de la gynécomastie ; point de vue du chirurgien thoracique.
- Advances in Thoracic Diseases
- 2022
Introduction : La gynécomastie correspond à la prolifération bénigne du tissu glandulaire mammaire chez l’homme. Elle peut être secondaire à une pathologie grave dont le constat nécessite la mise…
Conocimientos y prácticas de médicos generales en el manejo de la ginecomastia
- PsychologyRevista Investigación en Salud Universidad de Boyacá
- 2019
Introducción. La ginecomastia es un trastorno endocrinológico con alta prevalencia y morbilidad, sin documentación epidemiológica local que guíe a los médicos generales para la identificación y…
Operational challenges in the delivery of effective treatment for pathological gynaecomastia
- MedicineThe Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 2022
Hormonic Notes: Review of Endocrine Basis of Benign Breast Disease.
- MedicineSeminars in roentgenology
- 2022
Ginecomastia: Consideraciones médicas y quirúrgicas en cirugía general
- Medicine
- 2021
Gynecomastia, defined as the growth of breast glandular tissue in men, appears from the neonatal to senile stage, can be unilateral or bilateral, and is of multifactorial cause, including those…
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