J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
November 2010
Pubertal gynecomastia is common, and may affect up to 70% adolescents boys. Its course is spontaneously benign with resolution occurring by age 18 years. Although the exact physio-pathological mechanism remains unknown, it is thought to result from hormonal imbalance between estrogens and testosterone at puberty.
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