Spontaneous Rupture of a Functioning Adrenocortical Carcinoma.
10.3349/ymj.2010.51.6.974
- Author:
Jin Ook CHUNG
1
;
Dong Hyeok CHO
;
Jae Hyuk LEE
;
Dong Deuk KWON
;
Dong Jin CHUNG
;
Min Young CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. mychung@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Adrenocortical carcinoma;
hormones;
spontaneous rupture
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms/*complications/*diagnosis;
Adult;
Biopsy;
Carcinoma/*complications/*diagnosis;
Cushing Syndrome/diagnosis;
Diagnostic Imaging/methods;
Female;
Hemorrhage/physiopathology;
Hormones/metabolism;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods;
Rupture, Spontaneous;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods;
Treatment Outcome
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2010;51(6):974-977
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis, and it can be classified as either a functional or nonfunctional tumor. Affected patients usually present with abdominal pain or with symptoms related to the mass effect or hormonal activity of the tumor. Several cases of spontaneously ruptured nonfunctional adrenocortical carcinoma have been reported, but no case of a spontaneous rupture of functioning adrenocortical carcinoma has been described. We report a functioning adrenocortical carcinoma that spontaneously ruptured during a work-up.
