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Adrenocortical Adenoma* ; Lipomatosis* ; Paraplegia*

No abstract available.
Adrenocortical Adenoma* ; Liposarcoma*

The identification of fat density by unenhanced CT within an adrenal mass is highly suggestive of myelolipoma. Adrenal collision tumors which involve a myelolipoma are uncommon, though the involvement of adenomas and pheochromocytomas has been reported. We describe a case in which an adrenal collision tumor consisting of an adrenocortical carcinoma and myelolipoma, presented as a large fat-containing adrenal soft tissue mass.
Adenoma ; Adrenocortical Carcinoma* ; Myelolipoma* ; Pheochromocytoma

The relationship between the adrenal cortex and medulla has been studied since the 1960s. Rarely, a patient with an adrenal cortical adenoma presents with the findings of pheochromocytoma. However, there has been no report of a case with the clinical features of pheochromocytoma showing the pathological features of an adrenal cortical adenoma with medullary hyperplasia on histological examination. We report a 59-year-old-man who was shown to have an adrenal cortical adenoma, with medullary hyperplasia, during a diagnostic work up for pheochromocytoma.
Adrenal Cortex ; Adrenocortical Adenoma ; Humans ; Hyperplasia ; Pheochromocytoma

Acute bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in patients who have been stressed by surgery, sepsis, and /or hypotension, as well as in patients who have been a preexisting coagulopathy, has previously been reported, but acute unilateral adrenal hemorrhage is extremely uncommon. We describe herein a 37-year-old man who had diabetes for 2 years and developed unilateral adrenal hemorrhage in coexisting adrenocortical adenoma.
Adrenocortical Adenoma ; Adult* ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Hypotension ; Sepsis

Precocious puberty is difficult to define because of the marked variation in the age at which puberty begins normally, onset of puberty before 8 years of age in girls and 9 years in boys may be considered precocious. The etiology of precocious puberty in boys is usually idiopathic, but can result from adrenal and testicular tumors. The hepatoblastoma that produces hCG is a very rare functioning tumor known to cause precocious puberty in boys. Recently, author experienced one case of virilizing adrenal cortical adenoma in 22 month-old boy, one case of adrenal cortical carcinoma in 28 month-old boy, and one case of virilizing hCG-producing hepatoblastoma in 7 year-old boy and reviewed literatures.
Adolescent ; Adrenocortical Adenoma ; Adrenocortical Carcinoma ; Female ; Hepatoblastoma ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Puberty ; Puberty, Precocious ; Testicular Neoplasms

Primary aldosteronism, characterized by hypertension, hypokalemia, and hyperaldosteronemia resulting from chronic oversecretion of aldosterone independent of normal renin-angiotensin regulatory system, is due mostly to aldosteronoma or to bilateral cortical nodular hyperplasia. We report two cases of primary aldosteronism due to adrenal cortical adenoma, which were diagnosed by clinical data and abdominal computed tomographic scan. Clinical symptoms and laboratory data returned to normal after surgical adrenalectomy.
Adrenalectomy ; Adrenocortical Adenoma ; Aldosterone ; Hyperaldosteronism ; Hyperplasia ; Hypertension ; Hypokalemia

Adrenocortical adenomas are relatively rare tumor in retroperitoneum, and most cases are nonfunctioning tumors. Recently, we experienced two cases of functioning Adrenocortical adenomas giving rise to adrenogenital syndrome and Cushing's syndrome.
Adrenal Glands ; Adrenocortical Adenoma* ; Adrenogenital Syndrome ; Cushing Syndrome

Pheochromacytoma, although occasionally present with adrenal cortical hyperfunction, is rarely associated with nonfunctioning adrenal cortical tumor. To our knowledge, eight cases of phemchromocytoma associated with adrenocortical adenoma have been reported in the literature, including a case in a Korean adult female. An adrenal mass is considered an incidentaloma when there is no history or physical findings suggesting an adrenal functional disorder or tumor. The majority of adrenal masses are nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenomas. In our case, left adrenal mass was found incidentally by ultrasonography after birth, done because of mother's oligohydroamnios. Abdomial CT study revealed an adrenal tumor, and a surgical resection was performed. The specimen showed a coincident pheochromocytoma and adrenocortical adenoma. The patient seems to be the first case of coexistence of nonfunctioning pheochromocytoma and adrenocortical adenoma in one adrenal tumor. We report this case with the review of literatures.
Adrenocortical Adenoma* ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Infant* ; Parturition ; Pheochromocytoma* ; Ultrasonography

Adrenocortical tumors are very rare in children and the clinical course is not clearly understood. The aim of this study is to review the clinical characteristics and courses of pediatric adrenocortical tumors. The medical records of patients who underwent surgery for primary adrenal tumor at the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University hospital, from Jan. 1986 to Feb. 2006 were reviewed. There were 10 adrenocortical tumor patients; 5 had adrenocortical adenoma and 5 adrenocortical carcinoma. All of the adrenocortical adenomas presented as functioning tumors, i.e., Cushing syndrome or virilization. However, only 2 patients had functioning adrenocortical carcinoma. Median size of adenoma was 5 (3.3-6) cm, and carcinoma 12.5 (6.5-13)cm. Adenomas were smaller than 6 cm and carcinomas were larger than 6.5cm. Surgical resection alone cured all adrenocortical adenoma patients, and they were all alive without recurrence. Three of 5 adrenocortical carcinoma patients died of tumor recurrence despite radical surgery and chemotherapy. There were 2 long-term survivals for adrenocortical carcinoma, one patient survived 10 years without recurrence until he died of newly developed osteosarcoma, and the other patient is alive without recurrence for 20 years. As the prognosis of pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma is poor, peri-operative aggressive chemotherapy is suggested in addition to radical surgery.
Adenoma ; Adrenocortical Adenoma ; Adrenocortical Carcinoma ; Child ; Cushing Syndrome ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Osteosarcoma ; Prognosis ; Recurrence ; Seoul ; Virilism