Giant virilising adrenal cortical carcinoma

Autops Case Rep. 2021 May 6:11:e2021259. doi: 10.4322/acr.2021.259. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Androgen secreting adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a very rare disease with a poor prognosis. Approximately 80% of tumors are functional, most commonly secreting glucocorticoids. We herewith report a case of a huge functional ACC of the right adrenal gland in a 33-year-old female who presented with complaints of hirsutism, amenorrhea and an abdominal lump. On abdominal examination a large lump was palpable in the right hypochondrium reaching up to the umbilicus. Contrast-enhance computed tomography (CECT) revealed a mass in the right suprarenal region. The tumor measured 29 cm × 20 cm × 12 cm and weighed 7.8 kg, the largest reported case of ACC in the world to the best of our knowledge.

Keywords: Adrenal Gland; Adrenocortical carcinoma; Functional; Giant; Largest.

Publication types

  • Review