Open AccessPost‐Menopausal Hyperoestrogenism Caused by Carcinoma of the Adrenal Cortex
Author(s) -
Procopé BerndtJohan
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347009158042
Subject(s) - medicine , adrenal cortex , endometrium , carcinoma , endocrinology , cortex (anatomy) , excretion , urinary system , adrenocortical carcinoma , physiology , neuroscience , biology
. A case of carcinoma of the adrenal cortex in a post‐menopausal woman is described, in which a high excretion of urinary oestrogens, an increased oestrogen activity in vaginal smear and a clear oestrogen effect in the endometrium were observed. The possibility that a carcinoma in the adrenal cortex may produce oestrogens or their precursors is discussed.