Primary hyperaldostronisim as initial presentation of adrenal cortical carcinoma with liver metastasis: a case report

Primary hyperaldostronisim as initial presentation of adrenal cortical carcinoma with liver metastasis: a case report

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Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor and usually a fatal disease which can develop at any age in either sex. Differential diagnosis between malignant and benign adrenal mass is not easy which leads to significant clinical challenge for optimal treatment. Here we report a 22-year-old woman...

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Main Authors: Naser Aghamohammadzadeh, Afsaneh Faraji, Farshid Bozorgi, Ismail Faraji, Majid Moghadaszadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
Subjects:
Adrenocortical carcinoma
Liver metastases
Surgery
Online Access:https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/452
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Summary:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor and usually a fatal disease which can develop at any age in either sex. Differential diagnosis between malignant and benign adrenal mass is not easy which leads to significant clinical challenge for optimal treatment. Here we report a 22-year-old woman diagnosed with primary hyper aldostronism initially but disease relapsed during six months and magnetic resonance imaging revealed tumor with metastasis to the liver.
ISSN:2008-2207

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