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. 2023 Apr 24;94(2):e2023055. doi: 10.23750/abm.v94i2.14028

Table 1.

Pathologic causes of gynecomastia (8).

Endocrine
Testicular
  • Hypogonadism

  • Klinefelter syndrome (XXY)

Adrenal
  • Congenital adrenal Hyperplasia

  • Cushing syndrome

Thyroid
  • Hyperthyroidism

  • Hypothyroidism

Disorder of sexual differentiation
  • Androgen insensitivity syndrome

  • 17-B-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency

Aromatase excess syndrome
Systemic
Chronic liver disease
Chronic kidney disease
Refeeding syndrome
Malnutrition
Neoplasms
Breast carcinoma
Testicular tumors
  • Leydig cell

  • Sertoli cell

Adrenal cortical carcinoma
Lung carcinoma
Liver carcinoma
hCG-secreting tumors
Infections
HIV
Other
Obesity