Table 5

SIR values(95%CI) in relation to overall cancer incidence and some selected tumour types and laterality and bilaterality at diagnosis of gynecomastia. Included are only prospective cases.


Gynecomastia


Unilateral
Bilateral

right
left

Tumour type



all sites
1.22(0.89–1.71)
0.90(0.60–1.31)
0.87(0.35–1.79)
testicle
4.03(0.10–22.97)
9.26(1.12–33.47)
0.00(0.00–71.05)
esophagus
6.11(0.74–22.08)
0.00(0.00–10.22)
10.33(0.26–57.55)
skin cancer (melanoma excl.)
2.44(0.67–6.29)
4.18(1.80–8.24)
1.99(0.05–11.06)
number
196
194
55
personyears
3588
3910
878

Olsson et al. BMC Cancer 2002 2:26   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-2-26