title: Infantile gynecomastia with bloody nipple discharge.
abstract: Gynecomastia and bloody nipple discharge are very rare in childhood. In this report, a case of infantile gynecomastia together with bloody nipple discharge is presented. A hemorrhagic discharge was expressible from the mammary gland. Endocrinologic findings were within the normal limits. Because of persisting bleeding, a subcutaneous mastectomy was performed. The specimen was reported as gynecomastia. This boy is the first reported prepubertal gynecomastia with bloody nipple discharge in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olcay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gököz
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009558:Nipples