Nonfunctioning adrenocortical carcinoma in a child


Kanmaz T., Demirbilek S., Ozardali I., Safali M., GÜRAN Ş., Yucesan S.

Pediatric Pathology and Molecular Medicine, cilt.22, sa.5, ss.405-410, 2003 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15227950307702
  • Dergi Adı: Pediatric Pathology and Molecular Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.405-410
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: adrenocortical carcinoma, p53 mutation
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pediatric nonfunctioning adrenocortical carcinoma is a very rare tumor. A 4-year-old girl was admitted complaining of abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed an abdominal mass. There were no clinical or laboratory signs of hormonal abnormality. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a polylobular mass. Intravenous pyelography showed marked compression of the kidney by a tumor. The tumor was excised together with the right kidney. The histopathological diagnosis was adrenocortical carcinoma. Although there is a greater incidence of germ line p53 mutations with adrenocortical carcinoma, the tumor suppressor gene p53 was not mutated in our case. The girl died 2 months after surgery from complications of chemotherapy.