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An Adrenocortical Carcinoma Evolving After Nine Years of Latency From a Small Adrenal Incidentaloma.

Authors :
Kohli HS
Manthri S
Jain S
Kashyap R
Chen S
Koritala T
Tekin A
Adhikari R
Tirupathi R
Barbaryan A
Zec S
Wang H
Welle S
Devulapally P
Sheraton M
Kaur M
Pattan V
Mamillapalli CK
Surani SR
Khan SA
Jain NK
Source :
Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Aug 03; Vol. 13 (8), pp. e16851. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 03 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are common incidental findings in medical practice with clinical significance. Although most AIs are nonsecretory and nonmalignant, they require a short course of follow-up over one to two years to rule out malignancy or hormonal secretion according to clinical practice guidelines. However, this can result in some adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs) being missed if they transform at a later stage or evolve slowly. Here, we report one such case of an AI, which although remained indolent, eventually transformed into an ACC many years after the initial detection.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright © 2021, Kohli et al.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2168-8184
Volume :
13
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cureus
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
34522492
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16851