Overview of gynecomastia in the modern era and the leeds gynaecomastia investigation algorithm

Breast Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-255

  Rahmani, Samir ^a   Turton, Philip ^a   Shaaban, Abeer ^a   Dall, Barbara ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast tissue sampling and imaging; gynecomastia; investigation algorithm; management; surgery

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CAPTOPRIL; CIMETIDINE; CLOMIFENE; COSMETIC; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DIGITALIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FENOFIBRATE; FLUTAMIDE; GONADOTROPIN; GOSERELIN; ISONIAZID; KETOCONAZOLE; METHYLDOPA; METRONIDAZOLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXCISION; GYNECOMASTIA; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MALE BREAST; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROSTATE CANCER; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79955685673     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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