Gynecomastia is a common finding in males. Clinical aspect varies widely world populations showing peculiar hallmarks according to different body shapes reflecting personal expectations; therefore, surgical plan must be tailored on individual basis all type of patients. A total 522 patients, treated for bilateral gynecomastia from January 2007 2019, were included and reviewed this retrospective...

Multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL), or Madelung's disease, is a rare disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the presence of loose adipose tissue deposits localized in the cervical region and upper body. MSL presenting as bilateral huge gynecomastia is an extremely rare phenomenon. The present report describes a case of MSL in a 66-year-old man. The patients presented with bilater...

OBJECTIVE: To present and discuss clinical aspects concerning the most frequent endocrine diseases in adolescents and their effects on physical and psychoaffective fields in affected patients. METHODS: Review of national and international literature combined with the authorś own experience with the aim of proposing some guidelines for the management of endocrine diseases in adolescents. RESULTS...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between pubertal gynecomastia and body mass index for age. METHODS A sample of 109 cases was selected from the adolescent outpatient health unit, with ages between 11 and 19 years old at Pedro Ernesto University Hospital. Anthropometric measures of weight, height, mammary horizontal diameter and sexual maturation stage were collected. The analysis of the ...