title: Idiopathic gynecomastia treated with tamoxifen: a preliminary report.
abstract: Sixty-one Chinese men with idiopathic gynecomastia were treated with 40 mg of tamoxifen daily for one of four months (median, two months). Eighty percent had complete regression of their breast swelling. No long-term side effects of tamoxifen were observed over a median follow-up period of 36 months.
authors: Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong.
authors: T T
authors: TT
authors: Alagaratnam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013629:Tamoxifen