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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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BreastBreast DiseasesEndocrine System Diseases

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy and strategies to mitigate them.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Frequency and Spectrum of Cancers in the Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Background: Although an increased cancer risk in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is established, data on the spectrum of tumors associated… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Male breast cancer
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Right Ventricular Enlargement on Chest Computed Tomography: A Predictor of Early Death in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Background—In patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), rapid and accurate risk assessment is paramount in selecting the… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Classification and management of gynecomastia: defining the role of ultrasound-assisted liposuction.
Gynecomastia, or excessive male breast development, has an incidence of 32 to 65 percent in the male population. This condition… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The effect of spironolactone on morbidity and mortality in patients with severe heart failure. Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study Investigators.
BACKGROUND AND METHODS Aldosterone is important in the pathophysiology of heart failure. In a doubleblind study, we enrolled 1663… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Review article: Epidemiology of male breast cancer. A meta‐analysis of published case‐control studies and discussion of selected aetiological factors
Male breast cancer is a rare tumour in all parts of the world. About 1% of all breast cancers occur in men, but the male/female… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
[Male breast cancer].
There are about 350 men diagnosed each year in the UK, compared with around 50,000 cases of breast cancer in women. [2] 1 in 8… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Diseases of the Breast
Review
1942
Review
1942
Syndrome Characterized by Gynecomastia, Aspermatogenesis without A-Leydigism, and Increased Excretion of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone1
The syndrome under discussion begins during 11 adolescence and is characterised by gynecomastia and a very specific type of… 
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