Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2008 Mar 29;336(7646):709-13.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39511.493391.BE.

Gynaecomastia and breast cancer in men

Catherine B Niewoehner  1 , Anna E Schorer
Affiliations
Review

Gynaecomastia and breast cancer in men

Catherine B Niewoehner et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

None
Fig 1 Sources of hormones affecting breast tissue
None
Fig 2 Evaluation of non-physiological breast enlargement in men when cause is not obvious
None
Fig 3 Histology of breast cancers in men and women
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment in

References

    1. Nuttall FQ. Gynecomastia as a physical finding in normal men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1979;48:338-40. - PubMed
    1. Niewoehner CB, Nuttall FQ. Gynecomastia in a hospitalized male population. Am J Med 1984;77:633-7. - PubMed
    1. Andersen JA, Gram JB. Male breast at autopsy. Acta Path Microbiol Immunol Scand 1982;90:191-7. - PubMed
    1. Friedl KE, Yesalis, CE. Self-treatment of gynecomastia in bodybuilders who use anabolic steroids. case reports. Physician Sports Med 1989;17:67-79. - PubMed
    1. Dobs B, Darkes MJM. Incidence and management of gynecomastia in men treated for prostate cancer. J Urol 2005;174:1737-42. - PubMed