Bilateral Carcinoma of the Breast in a Patient with Klinefelter's Syndrome
- 1 June 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Vol. 28 (6), 897-902
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-28-6-897
Abstract
A case of a 69-yr-old Negro male displaying bilateral carcinoma of the breast and Klinefelter's syndrome (XXY configuration) is presented. The patient had normal urinary estrogen excretion, decreased 17-ketosteroid excretion, normal 17-hydroxycorticosteroid excretion, and increased gonadotropin excretion. Chromosomal studies and autopsy findings are included in the report.Keywords
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