Gynecomastia ultrasound
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Husnain Shaukat, M.D [2]
Overview
Overview
Gynecomastia is diagnosed clinically after a thorough history and physical examination. Ultrasound can be done in gynecomastia when physical findings of a patient raise suspicion of a lump, abscess or breast cancer.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
- There are no ultrasound findings associated with gynecomastia. However, ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of malignant breast lesions.[1]
- Ultrasound has 100 percent sensitivity and negative predictive value of detecting malignant breast lesions.[2]
- Positive predictive value of ultrasound studies is only 17 percent. It is mainly done in gynecomastia, if history and physical examination of patient raise any malignancy suspicions.[3]
References
References
- ↑ Patterson SK, Helvie MA, Aziz K, Nees AV (2006). “Outcome of men presenting with clinical breast problems: the role of mammography and ultrasound”. Breast J. 12 (5): 418–23. doi:10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00298.x. PMID 16958958.
- ↑ Shetty MK, Shah YP, Sharman RS (2003). “Prospective evaluation of the value of combined mammographic and sonographic assessment in patients with palpable abnormalities of the breast”. J Ultrasound Med. 22 (3): 263–8, quiz 269–70. PMID 12636326.
- ↑ Carlson HE (2011). “Approach to the patient with gynecomastia”. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 96 (1): 15–21. doi:10.1210/jc.2010-1720. PMID 21209041.
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