title: [The radiological diagnosis of the male breast. Mammography, sonography and pathohistological correlation].
abstract: 61 men with breast enlargement underwent mammography; complementary sonography was performed in 34 cases. Diagnoses included gynaecomastia in 53 cases, pseudo-gynaecomastia in 9 cases, 3 carcinomas, 2 inflammatory lesions and 1 lipoma. Gynaecomastias of up to four month's duration are histologically of the florid type and show a nodular or nodular-dendritic mammographic pattern; sonography usually demonstrates a focal hypo-echogenic area. Gynaecomastias of longer duration representing the fibrous type show mammographically a dendritic or diffuse pattern and sonographically a hyper-reflexive breast parenchyma. Mammography and sonography can differentiate reliably true gynaecomastia from pseudo-gynaecomastia. Gynaecomastia and especially inflammatory lesions may not always be readily differentiated from carcinoma. Sonography can be helpful by demonstrating hyper-reflexive glandular tissue, whereas carcinomas are usually hypoechoic.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik, Universität Innsbruck.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Buchberger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Penz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strasser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tötsch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation; D008875:Middle Aged; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000295:instrumentation
vernacular_title: Radiologische Diagnostik der männlichen Brustdrüse. Mammographie, Sonographie, pathohistologische Korrelation.