ESPE Abstracts

Background: Aromatase excess syndrome (AEXS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by the overexpression of CYP19A1 at 15q21. Patients with AEXS manifest various clinical features associated with oestrogen excess; gynecomastia, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and advanced bone age are the most salient features in this condition.Objective and hypotheses: The primordial treatment of the gynecomastia in patients with AEXS is surgical mastecto...