Bilateral galactocele in a male infant: A rare cause of gynecomastia in childhood

A galactocele is a rare benign breast lesion usually occurring in females d uring or following lactation. These lesions are a rare cause of breast enla rgement in infants and children. In this article we present a 10 month-old boy who was admitted with a two-month history of bilateral progressive brea st enlargement, and diagnosed as having galactocele. Our purpose was to emp hasize the importance of galactocele as a benign condition in the different ial diagnosis of gynecomastia in childhood.