Neurofibromatosis: A cause of prepubertal gynecomastia

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Cho, Younghoon R ^b   Jones, Seth ^b   Gosain, Arun K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NIPPLE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSES; PUBERTY;

EID: 40549139184     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000299299.46365.7e     Document Type: Article

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