Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases: can surgery be considered?
Functioning adrenocortical carcinomas are rare diseases with dismal prognosis. A 41-year-old man presenting with gynecomastia had a giant feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma at stage IV. Although surgical resection was controversial, we removed the primary tumor to reduce the mass effects. He lived...
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| description | Functioning adrenocortical carcinomas are rare diseases with dismal prognosis. A 41-year-old man presenting with gynecomastia had a giant feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma at stage IV. Although surgical resection was controversial, we removed the primary tumor to reduce the mass effects. He lived for 12 months with an acceptable quality of life. Gynecomastia may be the first sign of feminizing adrenal malignancies. Surgery may ameliorate the quality of life in selected patients with metastatic disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24c48a51399240a7947a59c4d9aff87e2022-12-22T02:18:11ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832014-07-014210.4081/cp.2014.651271Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases: can surgery be considered?Alessandro Fancellu0Antonio Pinna1Alberto Porcu2Unit of General Surgery 2, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of SassariUnit of General Surgery 2, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of SassariUnit of General Surgery 2, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of SassariFunctioning adrenocortical carcinomas are rare diseases with dismal prognosis. A 41-year-old man presenting with gynecomastia had a giant feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma at stage IV. Although surgical resection was controversial, we removed the primary tumor to reduce the mass effects. He lived for 12 months with an acceptable quality of life. Gynecomastia may be the first sign of feminizing adrenal malignancies. Surgery may ameliorate the quality of life in selected patients with metastatic disease.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/651adrenocortical carcinomafeminizingtreatmentgynecomastiarare tumor. |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Fancellu Antonio Pinna Alberto Porcu Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases: can surgery be considered? Clinics and Practice adrenocortical carcinoma feminizing treatment gynecomastia rare tumor. |
| title | Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases: can surgery be considered? |
| title_full | Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases: can surgery be considered? |
| title_fullStr | Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases: can surgery be considered? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases: can surgery be considered? |
| title_short | Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases: can surgery be considered? |
| title_sort | feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma with distant metastases can surgery be considered |
| topic | adrenocortical carcinoma feminizing treatment gynecomastia rare tumor. |
| url | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/651 |
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