Three Cases of Functioning Adrenocortical Tumor.
- Author:
Jong ik CHEON
1
;
Kun yung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University, School of Medicine, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex;
Adrenal Glands;
Child;
Cushing Syndrome;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Virilism
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1977;20(12):973-980
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neoplasms of the adrenal cortex are rare in children. Some of them are functioning malignant neoplasms. Two girls with variable degree of virilization and Cushing's sydnrome and a boy with only Cushing's syndrome, which were due to functioning adrenocortical tumors, were presented. All iesions were found in the left adrenal gland. Two of them were histologically adrenocortical calcinoma. There was no histological evidence of malignancy in the oter one in spite of considerable increasing of 24hrs urinary 17 kerosteroid excretion. A review of literature was also made.
