Author:
Narumi Hiroko,Hasegawa Shunji,Waki Kazuyuki,Fukuda Ken,Ohnishi Yuji,Ichimura Takuya,Fujimoto Yousuke,Katsura Shunsaku,Kawano Hiroo,Ikeda Eiji,Okada Satoshi,Ohga Shouichi
Abstract
AbstractAdrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy in childhood. Affected children with ACC mostly present with virilization, but not the pure form of Cushing’s syndrome. A 9-year-old Japanese girl was hospitalized, because of the unstable emotions and excessive weight gain. She was diagnosed as having Cushing’s syndrome and a left adrenal tumor. The adrenalectomy led to the pathological diagnosis of ACC without metastasis. There was no mutation of
Subject
Endocrinology,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health