title: [Echographic aspects of gynecomastia].
abstract: Gynecomastia is a size increase of man's breast, due to non neoplastic ductal and glandular stroma proliferation. Prevalent ductal proliferation defines the "florid" type, while prevalent stroma increase defines the "quiescent" type. Pseudo-gynecomastia is a non glandular volume increase. Sonography is able to recognize the different parts of normal male breast and to diagnose gynecomastia. Moreover by sonography we can distinguish three echo-patterns linked to the anatomopathologic pattern which can lead therapy.
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Andrologia, Università di Pisa.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarteschi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sabò
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Massei
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Massei
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Menchini Fabris
mesh_terms: D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
vernacular_title: Aspetti ecografici della ginecomastia.