A Rare Cause of Prepubertal Gynecomastia: Sertoli Cell Tumor
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A Rare Cause of Prepubertal Gynecomastia: Sertoli Cell Tumor
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 tumo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Pediatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6803,2090-6811
DOI: 10.1155/2015/439239