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May 25, 2021 · Gynecomastia (GM) is the benign proliferation of glandular tissue in the male breast. It is a common condition, which may occur physiologically and shows three age peaks during a male's lifespan: infancy, puberty, and senescence. An underlying pathology may be revealed in 45%–50% of adult men with GM, such as aggravating medications, systemic ...
Feb 18, 2020 · Mammographic findings are “totally or partially circumscribed noncalcified breast mass” or “linear densities radiating from nipple similar to dendritic gynecomastia.” Sonographic imaging findings are “solid circumscribed, parallelly-oriented, hypoechoic mass with/without heterogeneity” or “retroareolar hypoechoic area with ...
Aug 25, 2019 · Gynecomastia is non-neoplastic enlargement of the male breast due to hyperplasia of epithelial and stromal elements. Gynecomastia develops as a result of an imbalance between estrogen and androgen actions within the breast tissue. Physiologic gynecomastia presents at times when there is a normal change in the balance between these hormones.
Case Discussion. Gynecomastia is the most common abnormality in the male breast, associated with many risk factors as drugs (as in our case spironolactone), hormonal, systemic illness, tumors and idiopathic. Clinical examination reveals retroareolar disc like mobile mass which is tender during the exam.
Abstract. Mammographic features of 22 pathologically proved cases reflecting disorders of the male breast are described. Two patterns of gynecomastia were observed: a dendritic pattern seen in association with breast enlargement for 6 months or more, and a more florid triangular pattern, seen in association with breast enlargement of recent onset.
Oct 18, 2023 · Chronic dendritic gynecomastia (quiescent phase) is seen in patients with gynecomastia for longer than 1 year. Fibrosis becomes the dominant process and is irreversible. Mammograms this phase typically show a dendritic subareolar density with posterior linear projections radiating into the surrounding tissue toward the upper-outer quadrant.
Jun 14, 2010 · There is a roentgenological classification of gynecomastia including the following three types: nodular, dendritic and diffuse. Nodular gynecomastia appears as a fan-shaped density radiating from the nipple. The density usually blends gradually into the surrounding fat, but it may be more spherical.
