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GALACTORRHOEA. REPORT OF A CASE IN A MALE PATIENT
Author(s) -
Leggett C. A. C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00285.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gynecomastia , right breast , tenderness , left breast , surgery , general surgery , breast cancer , cancer
Galactorrhoea is the secretion of milk from the breast in non‐physiological circumstances. It is rare in males of any age. We report the case of an adult male who presented with enlarged breasts and tenderness of the left breast, with milky discharge. Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies were performed.