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* Gynecomastia is a benign breast enlargement and the majority of adolescent gynecomastia resolved spontaneously. | * Gynecomastia is a benign breast enlargement and the majority of adolescent gynecomastia resolved spontaneously. | ||
* Persistent gynecomastia can cause psychosocial stresses and can be treated with surgical options with a good outcome.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.annalsplasticsurgery.com/pt/re/annps/abstract.00000637-200408000-00001.htm;jsessionid=F9bRttLWlcgHnBWVVgG3xcHwF1KbpJTPbgyLjKvQJXG977J7s1pP!1570379021!-949856144!8091!-1 | title = ''Gynecomastia: An Outcome Analysis'' | author = Wiesman, IM. et al.}}</ref> <ref name="pmid21712702">{{cite journal| author=Li CC, Fu JP, Chang SC, Chen TM, Chen SG| title=Surgical treatment of gynecomastia: complications and outcomes. | journal=Ann Plast Surg | year= 2012 | volume= 69 | issue= 5 | pages= 510-5 | pmid=21712702 | doi=10.1097/SAP.0b013e318222834d | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21712702 }} </ref> | * Persistent gynecomastia can cause psychosocial stresses and can be treated with surgical options with a good outcome.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.annalsplasticsurgery.com/pt/re/annps/abstract.00000637-200408000-00001.htm;jsessionid=F9bRttLWlcgHnBWVVgG3xcHwF1KbpJTPbgyLjKvQJXG977J7s1pP!1570379021!-949856144!8091!-1 | title = ''Gynecomastia: An Outcome Analysis'' | author = Wiesman, IM. et al.}}</ref> <ref name="pmid21712702">{{cite journal| author=Li CC, Fu JP, Chang SC, Chen TM, Chen SG| title=Surgical treatment of gynecomastia: complications and outcomes. | journal=Ann Plast Surg | year= 2012 | volume= 69 | issue= 5 | pages= 510-5 | pmid=21712702 | doi=10.1097/SAP.0b013e318222834d | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21712702 }} </ref> <ref name="pmid28451801">{{cite journal| author=Choi BS, Lee SR, Byun GY, Hwang SB, Koo BH| title=The Characteristics and Short-Term Surgical Outcomes of Adolescent Gynecomastia. | journal=Aesthetic Plast Surg | year= 2017 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=28451801 | doi=10.1007/s00266-017-0886-z | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28451801 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
- If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
- Common complications of [disease name] include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
- Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- The signs of gynecomastia usually develops in neonatal, in pubertal age or in elderly.
- Without treatment gynecomastia has some associated risk of breast cancer, however, the majority of physiological gynecomastia resolves in months to years time.
- Secondary gynecomastia usually responds to treatment or removal of the underlying cause.
Complications
- Complications of gynecomastia include:
- Persistent pubertal gynecomastia
- Breast cancer
- Psychological stressess
Prognosis
- Gynecomastia is a benign breast enlargement and the majority of adolescent gynecomastia resolved spontaneously.
- Persistent gynecomastia can cause psychosocial stresses and can be treated with surgical options with a good outcome.[1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Wiesman, IM.; et al. "Gynecomastia: An Outcome Analysis".
- ↑ Li CC, Fu JP, Chang SC, Chen TM, Chen SG (2012). "Surgical treatment of gynecomastia: complications and outcomes". Ann Plast Surg. 69 (5): 510–5. doi:10.1097/SAP.0b013e318222834d. PMID 21712702.
- ↑ Choi BS, Lee SR, Byun GY, Hwang SB, Koo BH (2017). "The Characteristics and Short-Term Surgical Outcomes of Adolescent Gynecomastia". Aesthetic Plast Surg. doi:10.1007/s00266-017-0886-z. PMID 28451801.