Bilateral galactocele in a male infant: a rare cause of gynecomastia in childhood

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Jan;14(1):107-9. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2001.14.1.107.

Abstract

A galactocele is a rare benign breast lesion usually occurring in females during or following lactation. These lesions are a rare cause of breast enlargement in infants and children. In this article we present a 10 month-old boy who was admitted with a two-month history of bilateral progressive breast enlargement, and diagnosed as having galactocele. Our purpose was to emphasize the importance of galactocele as a benign condition in the differential diagnosis of gynecomastia in childhood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Diseases / complications*
  • Breast Diseases / pathology
  • Breast Diseases / surgery
  • Cysts / complications
  • Cysts / pathology
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Gynecomastia / diagnostic imaging
  • Gynecomastia / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Ultrasonography