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Gynecomastia in the Ancient Egypt limestone statue of Hemiunu, the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza (fl. 2570 BC)

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic, and Hand Surgery, Basel University Hospital, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    C. M. Oranges, W. J. Wang, M. Tremp & D. J. Schaefer

  2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

    W. J. Wang & Q. F. Li

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Oranges, C.M., Wang, W.J., Tremp, M. et al. Gynecomastia in the Ancient Egypt limestone statue of Hemiunu, the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza (fl. 2570 BC). J Endocrinol Invest 40, 337–338 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-016-0566-x

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