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Gynecomastia

Known as: BREAST ENLARGEMENT MALE, Gynaecomastia, Male Breast Enlargement 
Enlargement of the BREAST in the males, caused by an excess of ESTROGENS. Physiological gynecomastia is normally observed in NEWBORNS; ADOLESCENT… 
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17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase DeficiencyAROMATASE EXCESS SYNDROMEAdolescent GynecomastiaAromatase deficiency
Alopecia, Neurologic Defects, and Endocrinopathy SyndromeAlstrom SyndromeAndrogen-Insensitivity SyndromeBulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked

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BreastBreast DiseasesEndocrine System Diseases

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1992
1992
Chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a clinical study with emphasis on identifying common causes.
Between July 1986 and April 1989, 334 hospitalized adult Ethiopian patients with chronic liver disease were studied according to… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Gynaecomastia and occult Leydig cell tumour of the testis.
Two patients with Leydig cell tumours of the testis are described. Both presented with gynaecomastia, but on initial examination… 
1984
1984
Ultrasonic detection of occult testicular neoplasms in patients with gynaecomastia.
Gynaecomastia occurs in up to 10% of patients with malignant testicular tumours. In most cases a testicular mass will be easily… 
1980
1980
Estramustine phosphate in the treatment of advanced prostatic cancer.
Thirty patients with advanced carcinoma of the prostate were treated with estramustine phosphate. All patients were followed up… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
A unifying concept of chorionic gonadotrophin production in malignancy.
Elevated blood levels of immunoreactive human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) have been reported in many patients with non… 
1976
1976
Pituitary-Gonadal Function in Men with Alcoholic Cirrhosis of the Liver
  • L. DistillerJ. Sagel M. Kew
  • Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und…
  • 1976
  • Corpus ID: 37082129
Fourteen adult males with alcoholic cirrhosis were studied. Gonadotrophin responses to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LRH… 
1971
1971
The measurement of periosteocytic enlargement in primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism.
1969
1969
Prevention of gynecomastia by local roentgen irradiation in estrogen-treated prostatic carcinoma.
The preventive effect of irradiation against estrogen-induced gynecomastia in prostatic carcinoma was studied in 78 patients. The… 
1963
1963
THE FORMATION OF ACINAR TISSUE IN GYNECOMASTIA.
The histologic features in gynecomastia as described in numerous reports are very consistent. Karsner,l in a study of 284 cases… 
1949
1949
Corticoadrenal tumor with hypoglycemic syndrome, goiter, gynecomastia and hepatosplenomegaly.
THE most frequent disturbance in carbohydrate metabolism observed in cases of corticoadrenal tumor is a diminished tolerance to…