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Gynaecomastia is a benign enlargement of the male breast due to glandular tissue proliferation manifesting as palpable firm mass. It is the most common reason for men attending the Breast Clinic. Gynaecomastia affects men of all ages. In two separate studies, gynaecomastia was detected in 36 % of healthy young men and 57 % of healthy older men on physical examination (Nuttall 1979) and more than 70 % of hospitalised elderly men (Niewoehner and Nuttal 1984). Autopsy studies reported the presence of gynaecomastia in 40–50 % of unselected cases (Andersen and Gram 1982).
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Chinyama, C.N. (2014). Male Breast Lesions. In: Benign Breast Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41065-9_15
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