 Gynecomastia
"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.
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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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gynecomastia" by people in Profiles.
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Sikora MJ, Rae JM, Johnson MD, Desta Z. Efavirenz directly modulates the oestrogen receptor and induces breast cancer cell growth. HIV Med. 2010 Oct 01; 11(9):603-7.
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Flaig TW, Glod? LM. Management of the side effects of androgen deprivation therapy in men with prostate cancer. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2008 Nov; 9(16):2829-41.
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Ma NS, Geffner ME. Gynecomastia in prepubertal and pubertal men. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2008 Aug; 20(4):465-70.
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Kumar RJ, Barqawi A, Crawford ED. Preventing and treating the complications of hormone therapy. Curr Urol Rep. 2005 May; 6(3):217-23.
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Bowers SP, Pearlman NW, McIntyre RC, Finlayson CA, Huerd S. Cost-effective management of gynecomastia. Am J Surg. 1998 Dec; 176(6):638-41.
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