title: [Idiopathic gynecomastia: our experience].
abstract: The Authors reporting their experience, discuss some concepts about physiologic evolution of male and female breast. They distinguish between real and false gynaecomastia; stressing the causes of abnormal development of male breast and morphopathological characteristics of gynaecomastia. Careful diagnostic protocol is necessary for a therapeutic approach based on traditional surgery or liposuction: it depends on prevalence of glandular or adipose breast's tissue.
authors.affiliation: Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia Cattedra di Chirurgia dell'Apparato Digerente, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbuscia
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catalfamo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanò
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorgone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000145:classification / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015187:Lipectomy; D008297:Male; D015414:Mastectomy, Subcutaneous