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. 2015:2015:439239.
doi: 10.1155/2015/439239. Epub 2015 Aug 23.

A Rare Cause of Prepubertal Gynecomastia: Sertoli Cell Tumor

Fatma Dursun  1 , Şeyma Meliha Su Dur  2 , Ceyhan Şahin  3 , Heves Kırmızıbekmez  1 , Murat Hakan Karabulut  4 , Asım Yörük  5
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A Rare Cause of Prepubertal Gynecomastia: Sertoli Cell Tumor

Fatma Dursun et al. Case Rep Pediatr. 2015.

Abstract

Prepubertal gynecomastia due to testis tumors is a very rare condition. Nearly 5% of the patients with testicular mass present with gynecomastia. Sertoli cell tumors are sporadic in 60% of the reported cases, while the remaining is a component of multiple neoplasia syndromes such as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and Carney complex. We present a 4-year-old boy with gynecomastia due to Sertoli cell tumor with no evidence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome or Carney complex.

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Bilateral gynecomastia.
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Asymmetrical testicles.
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