INCIDENTALLY DETECTED ADRENAL CORTICAL CARCINOMA
| dc.creator | Ly, Thu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-05T15:05:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-05T15:05:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-04-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: Compared to benign adrenocortical tumors, adrenal cortical carcinomas (ACC) are rare occurrences affecting 1 out of 1,000,000 persons in the general population with a 3% prevalence rate in those older than 50 years old. Of interest is this unusual case of a nonfunctional adrenal cortical carcinoma in the left adrenal cortex in a 58-year old male. Methods: Laboratory evaluation was obtained while patient was in the hospital. This included plasma metanephrine, normetanephrine labs and a dexamethasone suppression test that ruled out pheochromocytoma and Cushing's syndrome. In addition, computerized tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis was obtained. Results: The computerized tomography (CT) scan revealed a large, lobulated, heterogeneous density obliterating the left adrenal gland. Pathology reported adrenal cortical carcinoma from the biopsy. Conclusions: After surgical resection, further imaging was obtained that revealed metastasis into the lumbar spine. Oncology follow-up included mitotane chemotherapy. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/31375 | |
| dc.subject | adrenal | |
| dc.subject | adrenocortical | |
| dc.subject | carcinoma | |
| dc.title | INCIDENTALLY DETECTED ADRENAL CORTICAL CARCINOMA | |
| dc.type | poster | |
| dc.type.material | text |