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Article

Feminizing Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Distant Metastases: Can Surgery Be Considered?

by
Alessandro Fancellu
*,
Antonio Pinna
and
Alberto Porcu
Unit of General Surgery 2, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2014, 4(2), 651; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.651
Submission received: 9 May 2014 / Revised: 9 May 2014 / Accepted: 12 June 2014 / Published: 9 July 2014

Abstract

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.
Keywords: adrenocortical carcinoma; feminizing; treatment; gynecomastia; rare tumor adrenocortical carcinoma; feminizing; treatment; gynecomastia; rare tumor

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Fancellu, A.; Pinna, A.; Porcu, A. Feminizing Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Distant Metastases: Can Surgery Be Considered? Clin. Pract. 2014, 4, 651. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.651

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Fancellu A, Pinna A, Porcu A. Feminizing Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Distant Metastases: Can Surgery Be Considered? Clinics and Practice. 2014; 4(2):651. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.651

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Fancellu, Alessandro, Antonio Pinna, and Alberto Porcu. 2014. "Feminizing Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Distant Metastases: Can Surgery Be Considered?" Clinics and Practice 4, no. 2: 651. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.651

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