TITLE:
Functioning Adrenocortical Oncocytic Carsinoma: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Murat Atmaca, Saliha Yıldız, Işılay Kalan, Mehmet Fatih Özbay, Deniz Yılmaz, Müge Kara Tanrıtanır, Mustafa Öztürk
KEYWORDS:
Oncocytoma; Cortisol; Testosterone
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases,
Vol.3 No.1,
February
25,
2013
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Oncocytic neoplasms of the adrenal cortex are extremely rare and are usually nonfunctioning. Only a little more than fifty cases have been described in the literature. Case Presentation: We report the case of an adrenocortical oncocytic neoplasm with malignant potential in a 21-year-old female with co-secrete testosterone and cortisol. The patient had been operated of adrenal mass. Fallowing operation, the Cushing’s syndrome and high testosterone levels resolved. Conclusion: In our knowledge this is the first case in the l?terature which co-secret cortizol and testosterone in malign oncystoma.