Title |
Adrenocortical carcinoma presenting as varicocele and renal vein thrombosis: a case report
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-1947-5-337 |
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Authors |
Wisit Cheungpasitporn, John M Horne, Charles B Howarth |
Abstract |
Adrenocortical carcinomas are rare aggressive tumors. Their annual incidence is approximately one to two per million among the population of the United States of America. Patients with active endocrine tumors often present with Cushing's syndrome accompanied by virilizing features. Conversely, patients with non-functioning tumors may present with symptoms related to a mass-occupying lesion, such as abdominal pain and flank pain. Although varicoceles and acute kidney injuries are common problems in medicine, they are uncommon presentations of these rare tumors and easy to miss. We report a case of a large adrenocortical carcinoma that presented as testicular pain, varicocele, and acute kidney injury secondary to renal vein thrombosis. |
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