An elderly man with carcinoma of the breast was found to have a benign interstitial-cell tumor of the testis. His karyotype was XXY, and his urinary excretion of estriol was increased. It is concluded that the abnormal hormonal environment in the man with Klinefelter's syndrome may cause the develop
Breast cancer in two patients with Poland’s syndrome
✍ Scribed by Toshihiko Fukushima; Tohru Otake; Rei Yashima; Mitsuhiro Nihei; Shinichi Takeuchi; Izo Kimijima; Atsuo Tsuchiya
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 806 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1340-6868
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