Testosterone-producing adrenal carcinoma: report of 2 cases

We report two women aged 48 and 65 years old with hirsutism and a painful abdominal mass. Laboratory assessment showed serum testosterone levels of 500 and 321 ng/dl (normal values below 110 ng/ml). Abdominal CAT scans showed an adrenal mass in both patients. The younger woman was subjected to a sur...

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Published inRevista medíca de Chile Vol. 124; no. 9; pp. 1111 - 1115
Main Authors Hidalgo, M S, Liberman, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Chile 01.09.1996
Subjects
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - secretion
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Aged
Carcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma - secretion
Carcinoma - surgery
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Testosterone - secretion
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We report two women aged 48 and 65 years old with hirsutism and a painful abdominal mass. Laboratory assessment showed serum testosterone levels of 500 and 321 ng/dl (normal values below 110 ng/ml). Abdominal CAT scans showed an adrenal mass in both patients. The younger woman was subjected to a surgical resection, the tumor relapsed two years later and the patient died. The other woman died during the first hospitalization. Adrenal tumors infrequently secrete testosterone as described in these two patients.
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ISSN:0034-9887