Nonfunctional adrenocortical carcinoma initially presenting as retroperitoneal hemorrhage
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Nonfunctional adrenocortical carcinoma initially presenting as retroperitoneal hemorrhage
BACKGROUND Acute adrenal hemorrhage is an uncommon entity. Although trauma is the most common cause of adrenal hemorrhage, non-traumatic etiologies have also been reported. We report an unusual case of a spontaneously ruptured adrenocortical carcinoma that initially presented as a critical massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage. The case was treated successfully using a combination of emergency int...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI: 10.1186/s12893-015-0031-3