Gynecomastia

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel , 13 Apr 2011
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 19 Jul 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Gender was set to Male.
Age was set to 14 years.
Presentation was changed:
14 year old boy presenting with rightRight breast swelling.
Body was changed:

RIght - Nodular, well-defined, elliptical hypoechoic retroareolar area is noted. No internal cystic changes or vascularity is noted. Few vessles are noted on power dopplar study.

Left - No such fingings.

Diagnosis - Unilateral: unilateral nodular gynecomastia.

Reference : Sonographic Features of GynecomastiaVandana Dialani, MD, Janet Baum, MD, Tejas S. Mehta, MD, MPH. 2010 by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine • J Ultrasound Med 2010; 29:539–547

  • -<p>RIght - Nodular, well-defined, elliptical hypoechoic retroareolar area is noted. No internal cystic changes or vascularity is noted. Few vessles are noted on power dopplar study.</p><p>Left - No such fingings.</p><p>Diagnosis - Unilateral nodular <a href="/articles/gynaecomastia" title="Gynecomastia">gynecomastia</a>.</p><p>Reference : Sonographic Features of Gynecomastia<br />Vandana Dialani, MD, Janet Baum, MD, Tejas S. Mehta, MD, MPH. 2010 by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine • J Ultrasound Med 2010; 29:539–547</p>
  • +<p>Diagnosis: unilateral nodular <a href="/articles/gynaecomastia">gynecomastia</a>.</p>

References changed:

  • Vandana Dialani, Janet Baum, Tejas S. Mehta. Sonographic Features of Gynecomastia. (2010) Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 29 (4): 539. <a href="https://doi.org/10.7863/jum.2010.29.4.539">doi:10.7863/jum.2010.29.4.539</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20375373">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was added:

Right: nodular, well-defined, elliptical hypoechoic retroareolar area is noted. No internal cystic changes or vascularity is noted. Few vessels are noted on power Doppler study.

Left: no such findings.

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