"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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gynecomastia" by people in Profiles.
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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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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):1-7.
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MicroRNA expression profiling of male breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res. 2009; 11(4):R58.
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Primary breast cancer in men: clinical, imaging, and pathologic findings in 57 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Dec; 191(6):1631-9.
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Ductal carcinoma in situ in a 16-year-old adolescent boy with gynecomastia: a case report. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Aug; 40(8):1349-53.
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Psychosocial adjustment of two boys with gynecomastia. J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 May-Jun; 40(5-6):331.
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Giant cell fibroblastoma of the breast in a child--a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Feb; 39(2):229-30.
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Classification and management of gynecomastia: defining the role of ultrasound-assisted liposuction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Feb; 111(2):909-23; discussion 924-5.
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Gynecomastia: cytologic features and diagnostic pitfalls in fine needle aspirates. Acta Cytol. 2001 Nov-Dec; 45(6):948-52.
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Gynecomastia associated with indinavir therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Dec; 27(6):1539-40.