Adrenocortical carcinoma secreting cortisol, androgens and aldosterone: a case report

نویسندگان

  • Melpomeni Peppa
  • Vasilios Pikounis
  • Georgios Papaxoinis
  • Anastasios Macheras
  • Theofanis Economopoulos
  • Sotirios A Raptis
  • Dimitrios Hadjidakis
چکیده

INTRODUCTION Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignancy with a poor prognosis and presents with mass effects and less often with signs of hormone excess (approximately 60% of all adrenocortical carcinoma's). Hormonally active adrenocortical carcinomas most commonly secrete cortisol while the co-secretion of multiple steroid hormones is rare. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 59 year-old woman with a medical history of hyperaldosteronism due to a right adrenal adenoma. During follow up, she showed symptoms of hypercortisolism and hyperandrogenemia and a rapid growth of the adrenal mass. She underwent right adrenalectomy and the histology revealed the presence of an adrenocortical carcinoma. Six months post-operatively being on treatment with mitotane, she was diagnosed of metastatic disease to the liver. She underwent right hepatectomy and was started on systemic chemotherapy, with no signs of tumour recurrence during the following six months. CONCLUSION The hormonal status should be carefully investigated in all cases of suspected adrenocortical carcinoma, as the pattern of hormone secretion may be a clue to the malignancy of an adrenal lesion. In addition, more data are needed to clarify the clinical and prognostic significance of the combined production of all adrenocortical hormones affecting either the survival or the quality of life of adrenocortical carcinoma patients.

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دوره 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009