Author/Editor		Tršinar, B; Oblak, C; Smrkolj, V
Title		Recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma in a child
Type		članek
Source		Eur J Surg Oncol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 25, št. 3
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 337-8
Language		eng
Abstract		An 8-month-old girl presented with clitoromegaly, cushingoid features and a large abdominal tumour. Ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a tumour of the left suprarenal gland, 12x11x7 cm in size. Serum levels of cortisol, testosterone and DHEA-S, and urinary extretion of 17-ketosteroids and 17-hydroxycorticoids were increased. Complete removal of the tumour was accomplished through a transabdominal approach. The diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma was confirmed histologically. Three months after the first operation, a recurrent tumour of the left renal hilus, 23x15 mm in size, was identified by US and verified by aspiration biopsy. The tumour was removed by the transabdominal route. In this report, we discuss the diagnosis and the treatment of this rare disease.
Descriptors		ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS CARCINOMA NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL INFANT DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL