A Case of Adrenocortical Carcinoma Secreting Cortisol, Androgen and Aldosterone
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Adrenocortical carcinoma secreting cortisol, androgens and aldosterone: a case report
INTRODUCTION Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignancy with a poor prognosis and presents with mass effects and less often with signs of hormone excess (approximately 60% of all adrenocortical carcinoma's). Hormonally active adrenocortical carcinomas most commonly secrete cortisol while the co-secretion of multiple steroid hormones is rare. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 59 yea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2093-596X
DOI: 10.3803/enm.2011.26.3.239