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Cutaneous metastasis in a patient with adrenocortical carcinoma
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OBJECTIVE Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an aggressive tumor that accounts for 0.02% of all reported cancers. ACC commonly arises in a sporadic manner, but may also manifest as part of a familial syndrome. Regardless of the setting, ACC rarely arises concurrent with other malignant tumors. METHODS In this report we describe a 32-year-old woman who on work-up for abnormal vaginal bleeding w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Tepecik Education and Research Hospital
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1305-7073
DOI: 10.5222/terh.2012.45144