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A B Fig. 1. True gynecomastia in 47-year-old man A. Ultrasonography shows a triangular shaped hypoechoic glandular tissues at left subareolar area (arrow). B. During US-guided mammotome excision, linear hyperechoic needle (arrow) is located below the hypoechoic glandular tissues. C. In histologic examination, terminal ducts (without lobule formation) are lined by a multilayered epithelium with small papillary tufts (arrow). There is typically surrounding periductal hyalinization and fibrosis. (H & E stain, 200) C 190
Table 1. Summary of 11 Cases of US-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Removal of Gynecomastia Case Age Size Needle Location Pieces Time Complication* No. (min) 1 14 Not** 11G Right 114 31 No Not** 11G Left 107 3 7 No 2 19 Not** 11G Right 126 39 No Not** 11G Left 92 26 No 3 29 2.4 1.2 cm 11G Right 20 15 No 4 36 2.8 0.7 cm 11G Right 17 10 No 5 47 1.7 0.6 cm 11G Left 30 16 No 6 55 0.8 0.5 cm 8G Left 12 10 No 7 23 2.5 1.2 cm 8G Right 68 30 No 8 23 0.3 1.6 cm 8G Left 110 42 No 9 46 2.5 0.6 cm 8G Left 30 20 No Complication*: complication after the vacuum-assisted removal 3 & 6months. Not**: not measurable because of diffuse palpability d/t obesity A B Fig. 2. True gynecomastia in 28-year-old man. A. Initial ultrasonography shows a dendritic appearing hypoechoic glandular tissues at right subareolar area (arrow). B. Follow-up ultrasonography which is performed 6 months after the previous mammotome excision shows complete removal of the glandular tissues at subareolar area. 191
A B Fig. 3. Pseudogynecomastia in 19-year-old man. A. Initial ultrasonography shows a mainly fat tissues at subareolar area with scanty amounts of hypoechoic glandular tissues (arrow). B. Follw-up ultrasonography which is performed 6months after the previous mammotome excision shows no significant interval change of fatty tissue except disappearing hypoechoic glandular tissues. 192
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The Role of Ultrasound-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Removal of Gynecomastia 1 You Me Kim, M.D. 1 Department of Radiology, Dankook University Hospital Purpose: To evaluate the role of performing ultrasound (US)-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsies for the treatment (mammotome excision) of gynecomastia. Materials and Methods: Between November 2005 and December 2006, nine male patients underwent USguided mammotome excision for eleven cases of true gynecomastia. The patient ages ranged from 14 to 55 years (mean age, 32.3 years). US-guided mammotome excision was performed with an 11-gauge needle in seven cases and an 8-gauge needle in four cases. After the procedure, the cigarette method using gauze packing was performed. The number of samples, procedure time and presence of complications were evaluated. Scheduled follow-up physical and US examinations were performed after three and six months. Results: For 11 cases of US-guided mammotome excision of gynecomastia, the number of samples ranged from 12 126 (mean, 66) and the procedure time ranged from 10 42 minutes (mean time, 25.1 minutes). Clinical significant complications did not occur immediately after the procedure and complications were not seen after a follow-up examination in any of the cases. At the 3- and 6-month follow up examinations, all of the patients showed a normal male physical appearance on a physical examination and there was no evidence of hypoechoic glandular tissues as seen on ultrasonograms. Conclusion: US-guided mammotome excision is effective for the treatment of small, glandular true gynecomastia and is suggested as a new modality to replace the need for surgery or liposuction. Index words : Breast, ultrasonography Gynecomastia Mammography Vacuum curettage Address reprint requests to : You Me Kim, M.D., Department of Radiology, Dankook University Hospital 29 Anseodong, Cheonan, Choongnam, 330-715 Korea. Tel. 82-41-550-6921 Fax. 82-41-552-9674 E-mail: sirenos@hanmail.net 194