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A 16-year-old male with gynecomastia and ductal carcinoma in situ

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While gynecomastia is common in adolescents, male breast cancer in the pediatric population is exceedingly rare. Occasional reports describe malignant and pre-malignant lesions in mastectomy specimens for gynecomastia in young adults. We present a 16-year-old male with unilateral gynecomastia discovered to have ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), treated by mastectomy with 4 year follow-up.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Warren 1153, Boston, MA, USA

    Henry L. Chang & Allan M. Goldstein

  2. Department of Pathology, James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Joshua B. Kish

  3. Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Barbara L. Smith

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Chang, H.L., Kish, J.B., Smith, B.L. et al. A 16-year-old male with gynecomastia and ductal carcinoma in situ. Pediatr Surg Int 24, 1251–1253 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-008-2246-1

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