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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
An unusual cause of gynaecomastia
  1. Sridhar Subbiah1,
  2. Rama Walia1,
  3. Santhosh Kumar2,
  4. Uma Nahar3,
  5. Anil Bhansali1
  1. 1Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
  2. 2Department of Urology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
  3. 3Department of Pathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
  1. Correspondence to Professor Anil Bhansali, anilbhansali_endocrine{at}rediffmail.com

Summary

Gynaecomastia in adolescents and young adults is a common endocrine disorder with usually benign aetiology. However, gynaecomastia in middle-aged men is uncommon and warrants intensive search to unravel its aetiology. The authors report a 42-year-old male who presented with gynaecomastia due to feminising adrenocortical carcinoma.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.04.2011.4154

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