Management of physiological gynaecomastia with tamoxifen

Breast

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-65

  Khan, Hamimi N ^a   Rampaul, R ^a   Blamey, R W ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocrine therapy; Gynaecomastia; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TENDERNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; MALE; MALE BREAST; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1242275424     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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