Gynecomastia: Pathophysiology, evaluation, and management

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1010-1015

  Johnson, Ruth E ^a   Murad, M Hassan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; AMIODARONE; BICALUTAMIDE; CAPTOPRIL; CIMETIDINE; CYPROTERONE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; ENALAPRIL; FLUTAMIDE; GOSERELIN; ISONIAZID; KETOCONAZOLE; LEUPRORELIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLDOPA; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; MINOXIDIL; NIFEDIPINE; NILUTAMIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; RALOXIFENE; RANITIDINE; RESERPINE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TAMOXIFEN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; VINCA ALKALOID;

ANXIETY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIPOSUCTION; MALE BREAST; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESTROGENS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 71249158550     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/84.11.1010     Document Type: Review

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