Idiopathic prepubertal gynecomastia

Prepuberal gynecomastia is extremely rare. We present a case of unilateral and idiopathic gynecomastia in a six years old male. Endocrinology test and anamnesis did not find pathology or drug ingestion. A mastectomy was performed, because the big size and progressive evolution of breast produced phy...

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Published in:	Cirugía pediátrica Vol. 2; no. 2; p. 79
Main Authors:	Hernánz de la Fuente, F, Luzuriaga Tomás, M C, Garijo Ayensa, M F, Sandoval González, F, Arias García, T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-04-1989
Subjects:	Breast - pathology Child Gynecomastia - pathology Gynecomastia - surgery Humans Hyperplasia Male
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Summary:	Prepuberal gynecomastia is extremely rare. We present a case of unilateral and idiopathic gynecomastia in a six years old male. Endocrinology test and anamnesis did not find pathology or drug ingestion. A mastectomy was performed, because the big size and progressive evolution of breast produced physicology problems. We review the literature and remark infrequent aspects of our case, also the complete clinic and pathologic study.
ISSN:	0214-1221