[Incidence and treatment of gynecomastia].

The authors discuss a group of 128 men with gynaecomastia, examined and treated in a clinic for diseases of the mammary gland in the course of 10 years. Consistent with data in the literature, they used in the majority of young men under 25 years of age as a rule conservative treatment. In older men a surgical approach was indicated in cca 50%.

[Serum beta-2-microglobulin in breast carcinoma].

By including biochemical examinations in routine practice possible early detection of tumours is enhanced. In the submitted paper the authors assessed by radioimmunoassay beta-2-microglobulin in serum of patients with mammary tumours. In mammary cancer elevated values were recorded in 42%.

[Diseases of the male breast].

The authors analyzed the histories of 164 men with diseases of the mammary gland, examined in 1976 to 1986 in a clinic for breast diseases. Mastopathy was diagnosed most frequently (114 times), followed by mastodynia, mastitis and benign and malignant tumours. Seventy patients with histologically benign tumours were operated, a malignant tumour was revealed on biopsy seven times.