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Myxoid adrenal cortical carcinoma - A rare variant of adrenocortical carcinoma

Dear Sir, Adrenocortical carcinomas are malignant neoplasms of the adrenal cortex generally affecting patients in their fourth and fifth decades of life. Myxoid change is a very rare phenomenon in adrenocortical carcinoma, and only 11 similar cases have been reported to date. Myxoid changes in ...

A case of myxoid adrenocortical carcinoma with extensive lipomatous metaplasia

* We report a combination of unusual myxoid change and extensive lipomatous metaplasia of an adrenocortical carcinoma. The patient was a 38-year-old man with hypertension and heart failure. Radiographic examination revealed the presence of a left adrenal tumor, and adrenalectomy was performed. The ...

Clinical features and prognostic factors associated with adrenocortical carcinoma: Lahey Clinic Medical Center experience

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor associated with a commonly poor prognosis. However, data on the natural history and response to therapy of patients with this malignancy have often been conflicting. Our objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical course and survival ...

Adrenocortical Carcinoma Arising From a Long-standing Adrenal Mass

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor with a dismal prognosis. In stark contrast, benign incidental adrenal lesions are detected commonly on routine abdominal imaging. We report a case of a 74-year-old man with a history of germ cell testicular carcinoma who presented with a 4.8-cm left adrenal ...

Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Single Institution Experience

Adrenocortical carcinoma ranks among the least common malignant endocrine tumors. Surgical resection is considered the most important treatment for this neoplasm. Medical records of patients with the diagnosis of ADCC between 1990 and 2000 were reviewed. Patient and pathologic factors were ...

Adrenocortical oncocytic carcinoma with recurrent metastases: a case report and review of the literature.

Authors: Pinelopi Argyriou [1]; Charalambos Zisis [2]; Nektarios Alevizopoulos [3]; Emmanuel M Kefaloyannis [2]; Constantine Gennatas [4]; Constantina D Petraki [1] Background Hamperl introduced the term oncocyte in 1931 referring to a cell with abundant, granular, ...

Ruptured adrenocortical carcinoma causes pediatric acute abdomen.

2003 MAY 13 - - Ruptured adrenocortical carcinoma causes pediatric acute abdomen. "According to a study from the Peoples Republic of China, "Adrenocortical carcinoma is rare in children. "Its presentation is usually related to hormonal activity of the tumor," ...

OSI Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase III Registration-Oriented Study for OSI-906 in Adrenocortical Carcinoma and Phase I/II Study in Ovarian Cancer.

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the initiation of two clinical trials with OSI-906, the Company's potential first-in-class, oral insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor. The first study is a Phase III, multi-center study that will evaluate the use of OSI-906 for ...

Pathologic quiz case: A 57-year old man with hypertension and hypokalemia: Pathologic diagnosis: Aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenoma with concurrent low-grade renal cell carcinoma, clear cell type

A 57-year-old man with a past medical history significant for hypertension and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presented for evaluation of chronic hypokalemia. Initially, the low potassium levels were attributed to his antihypertensive medication. However, hypokalemia persisted despite ...

PET/CT vs CT in Adrenocortical Carcinoma

In an article e-published on December 20 ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Leboulleux et al. from the Institut Gustave Roussy reported on a study comparing PET/CT and CT in diagnosis and prognosis of adrenocortical carcinoma. The study ...

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