Mirza Naomi, Mekheal Erinie, Kania Brooke E, Kumar Vinod, Maroules Michael
Internal Medicine, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Oncology, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Jun 15;14(6):e25954. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25954. eCollection 2022 Jun.
Adrenocortical cancer is a rare malignancy of the endocrine system. Therefore, when this malignancy presents with metastatic disease, this leads to further difficulties in management. Due to the rare and ambiguous nature of this malignancy, diagnosis is generally made at later stages, with limited options for patients. Symptoms may include weight gain/loss, muscle weakness, abdominal discomfort/bloating, hyperglycemia, hypertension, electrolyte imbalance, hirsutism and virilization in females, gynecomastia and hypogonadism in males. Due to the variety of conditions presenting with one or more of these symptoms, diagnosis can be difficult. Many adrenocortical tumors, malignant and benign, are usually detected incidentally on imaging performed for evaluation of another condition, also known as "incidentalomas." Here, we present a rare case of metastatic adrenocortical malignancy in a 56-year-old female patient who presented with isolated recurrent episodes of hypokalemia.
肾上腺皮质癌是一种罕见的内分泌系统恶性肿瘤。因此,当这种恶性肿瘤出现转移时,会给治疗带来更多困难。由于这种恶性肿瘤罕见且性质不明确,通常在疾病晚期才能确诊,患者的治疗选择有限。症状可能包括体重增加/减轻、肌肉无力、腹部不适/腹胀、高血糖、高血压、电解质失衡、女性多毛症和男性化、男性乳腺增生和性腺功能减退。由于多种病症都可能出现上述一种或多种症状,因此诊断可能会很困难。许多肾上腺皮质肿瘤,无论良性还是恶性,通常都是在因评估其他病症而进行的影像学检查中偶然发现的,也就是所谓的“偶发瘤”。在此,我们报告一例罕见的转移性肾上腺皮质恶性肿瘤病例,患者为一名56岁女性,表现为孤立性反复低钾血症发作。