Endocrinology Research and Practice
Original Article

An Adrenocortical Carcinoma Case with Atypical Progress

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Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

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Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

Endocrinol Res Pract 2001; 5: -
Read: 1344 Published: 24 March 2022

ABSTRACT
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a relatively rare malignant tumour, which progreses rapidly within a few months. in this report an adrenocortical carcinoma case with atypical clinical progression is presented. Although she had clinical findings at the 2nd year of age she was recognized at the age of 11 years as presenting heterosexual precocious puberty accompanied by an increase in the steroid precursors in the form of 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.

 
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