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This Case Study is tailored to health professionals, medical oncologists, oncological urologists, radiotherapists and surgical oncologists.
Expected learning outcome:
1. Causes of gynecomastia
2. Gynecomastia and testicular cancer
May 2010: Gynecomastia in a young man
Background information
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Fig. Click here to see enlarged figure | | A 32-year old man consulted for a gynecomastia since 1 month. He has been feeling a tension at the level of the breast region for 6 weeks. He was also complaining of a slight cough. He was a teacher and had a blanco medical history besides a hypospermia and fathered two children by in vitro fertilisation. His familial medical history was normal. On clinical examination there was a gynecomastia and a rough vesicular respiration. Testicular examination showed a nodule at the right testis. His weight was 72 kg for a length of 1.74 m. |
Authors: Dirk Schrijvers1 , Mark Sorber 2, Peter Van Erps 2, Filip Stessels 3
1. Dept of Medical Oncology, ZNA-Middelheim
2. Dept of Urology, ZNA-Middelheim
3. Dept of Pathology, ZNA-Middelheim
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