Shift from Conn’s syndrome to Cushing’s syndrome in a recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma | Zendy

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Shift from Conn’s syndrome to Cushing’s syndrome in a recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma

Author(s) -

Luisa Barzon,

Giulia Masi,

Karina Fincati,

Monia Pacenti,

Vincenzo Pezzi,

Giuseppe Altavilla,

Francesco Fallo,

Giorgio Palù

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of endocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897

H-Index - 148

eISSN - 1479-683X

pISSN - 0804-4643

DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.02011

Subject(s) - adrenocortical carcinoma , medicine , endocrinology , cushing syndrome , adrenocortical hyperfunction , hyperaldosteronism , aldosterone , hydrocortisone

Adrenocortical tumors may originate from the zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, or zona reticularis and be associated with syndromes due to overproduction of mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, or androgens respectively. We report an unusual case of recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), which seems to contradict the paradigm of functional adrenal zonation.

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