Unilateral galactocele in a male infant
Introduction. Galactocele, generally occuring in young women during or after lactation, is an extremely rare cause of breast enlargement in infants and children of exclusively male gender. Only 26 cases have been published so far, including two our cases. Case report. We described unilatera...
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| author | Vlahović Aleksandar Đuričić Slaviša M. Todorović Slađana |
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| description | Introduction. Galactocele, generally occuring in young women during or after
lactation, is an extremely rare cause of breast enlargement in infants and
children of exclusively male gender. Only 26 cases have been published so
far, including two our cases. Case report. We described unilateral, cystic,
breast enlargement, without any endocrinologic and other abnormalities in a
29-month-old boy. A typical clinical and histopathologic presentation of
galactocele was followed with a complete excision. Conclusion. This was a
27th well documented case of galactocele in a male infant with typical
clinical and histopathologic presentation. There are several hypotheses
regarding etiology of the lesion, but it is likely to be multifactorial.
Because of its extreme rarity, there are some difficulties in differential
diagnosis and treatment options of galactocele in male infants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11ce2c2bb8d14ebdb62955f0efef58302022-12-21T23:34:10ZengMilitary Health Department, Ministry of Defance, SerbiaVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502015-01-0172218819110.2298/VSP1502188V0042-84501502188VUnilateral galactocele in a male infantVlahović Aleksandar0Đuričić Slaviša M.1Todorović Slađana2Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia „Dr Vukan Čupić”, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Belgrade + Faculty of Medicine, BelgradeMother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia „Dr Vukan Čupić”, Department of Clinical Pathology, Belgrade + Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and HerzegovinaMother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia „Dr Vukan Čupić”, Department of Endocrinology, BelgradeIntroduction. Galactocele, generally occuring in young women during or after lactation, is an extremely rare cause of breast enlargement in infants and children of exclusively male gender. Only 26 cases have been published so far, including two our cases. Case report. We described unilateral, cystic, breast enlargement, without any endocrinologic and other abnormalities in a 29-month-old boy. A typical clinical and histopathologic presentation of galactocele was followed with a complete excision. Conclusion. This was a 27th well documented case of galactocele in a male infant with typical clinical and histopathologic presentation. There are several hypotheses regarding etiology of the lesion, but it is likely to be multifactorial. Because of its extreme rarity, there are some difficulties in differential diagnosis and treatment options of galactocele in male infants.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501502188V.pdfbreast neoplasmschild, preschooldiagnosishistological techniquesmagnetic resonance imaging |
| spellingShingle | Vlahović Aleksandar Đuričić Slaviša M. Todorović Slađana Unilateral galactocele in a male infant Vojnosanitetski Pregled breast neoplasms child, preschool diagnosis histological techniques magnetic resonance imaging |
| title | Unilateral galactocele in a male infant |
| title_full | Unilateral galactocele in a male infant |
| title_fullStr | Unilateral galactocele in a male infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unilateral galactocele in a male infant |
| title_short | Unilateral galactocele in a male infant |
| title_sort | unilateral galactocele in a male infant |
| topic | breast neoplasms child, preschool diagnosis histological techniques magnetic resonance imaging |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501502188V.pdf |
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