adrenocortical carcinoma/obesity

Hirsutism is a common medical presentation to family physicians, internists and endocrinologists. Although the cause is commonly benign, a more serious or life-threatening one should not be missed. Here we report a 58-year-old woman, assessed for hirsutism and 15-pound weight gain, with associated

We herein report a case of marked transient hypercholesterolemia in a man receiving low-dose mitotane as adjuvant chemotherapy for adrenocortical carcinoma.A 58-year-old man without any clinical symptoms or history of hypercholesterolemia was admitted to our hospital to treat an adrenocortical

A case of adrenocortical carcinoma, a 18-year-old female with Cushing's syndrome and later hypoglycemia, was reported. Cushing's syndrome was corroborated by clinical signs of moon face, obesity, hirsutism and amenorrhea as well as by elevated urinary steroid levels. A huge tumor in the right

We present the case of a female patient aged 39 years who was admitted to our hospital due to hypertension, severe hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis; physical examination was remarkable for plethoric moon face, centripetal obesity and bilateral lower extremity oedema. She was admitted for

The right suprarenal mass was found in a 21-year-old housewife. Her major clinical features were amenorrhea, polydipsia and buffalo hump obesity. Endocrinological and roentgenological studies suggested the presence of Cushing's syndrome due to adrenocortical carcinoma in addition to ipsilateral

Over the course of a few years, an obese 52-year-old woman with a 23-year history of hypertension developed a number of abdominal complaints including gall stones. Her blood pressure became increasingly difficult to control and she developed diabetes mellitus and suffered palpitations and headaches.

We present a 4-yr-old boy with adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), diagnosed due to the appearance of gynecomastia as the presenting symptom. Six months prior to admission, an acute growth spurt along with the development of bilateral breast swelling was observed. He did not present any features of

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of Cushing's syndrome (CS) in obese patients devoid of specific clinical symptoms of Cushing's syndrome. METHODS A total of 150 obese patients (129 female, 21 male; mean age 44.41 +/- 13.34 yr; mean BMI 35.76 +/- 7.13) were included in the

Adrenalectomy continues to play an important role in the management of Cushing's syndrome (CS). Untreated CS causes considerable physical and mental morbidity and mortality. However, little information is available on the effect of adrenalectomy in ameliorating functional disabilities in CS

We present the case of a 34-year old woman who initially presented with obesity and back pain. She was eventually diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome secondary to an adrenocortical carcinoma that had metastasised to her spine, causing cauda equina compression. The delays in reaching the correct

OBJECTIVE The high complexity of pediatric reference ranges across age, sex, and units impairs clinical application and comparability of steroid hormone data, e.g., in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). We developed a multiples-of-median (MoM) normalization tool to overcome this major drawback in

OBJECTIVE Incidentally discovered adrenal masses are fairly common, although there are some controversies concerning the results of hormonal investigation (especially DHEAS values) and the methods of management. We summarize our experience in diagnosis, pathological findings and treatment of a large

Aldosterone plays an important role in regulating ion and fluid homeostasis and thus blood pressure, and hyperaldosteronism results in hypertension. Hypertension is also observed with obesity, which is associated with additional health risks, including cardiovascular disease. Obese individuals have

Cushing syndrome is rare in infancy and usually due to an adrenocortical tumor (ACT). We report an infant with Cushing syndrome due to adrenocortical carcinoma. The patient presented at six months of age with a three-month history of growth failure, rapid weight gain, acne, and irritability.