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Virilizing Adrenocortical Carcinoma Invading the Right Atrium with Histological High-Grade Malignancy and p53 Mutation in a 3-Year-Old Child: Indication of Post Operative Adjuvant Chemotherapy
We present a 3-yr-old girl with a virilizing adrenocortical carcinoma invading into the right atrium with histological high-grade malignancy and p53 mutation. Development of facial acne and pubic hair were noted at 3 yr and 2 mo. The levels of androgens were high. Diurnal variation in ACTH and corti...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4004910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24790294 http://dx.doi.org/10.1297/cpe.13.25 |
Sumario: | We present a 3-yr-old girl with a virilizing adrenocortical carcinoma invading into the right atrium with histological high-grade malignancy and p53 mutation. Development of facial acne and pubic hair were noted at 3 yr and 2 mo. The levels of androgens were high. Diurnal variation in ACTH and cortisol were absent. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a large right suprarenal mass, with extension into the inferior vena cava and right atrium. Based on the diagnosis of a right virilizing adrenocortical tumor with Cushing syndrome, surgery was performed by a combined thoracoabdominal approach with the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass. The tumor was 7 × 5.5 × 3.5 cm in size, and weighed 95 g. The histological diagnosis was adrenocartical carcinoma with high-grade malignancy according to the category of Weiss. A heterozygous mutation of the p53 tumor-suppressor gene (codon 248 CGC→TGG) was found. We did not perform adjuvant chemotherapy because of radical resection on macroscopic observation and no metastasis in radiological findings. Five months after the surgery, her chest X ray and computed tomography revealed multiple lung metastases and a single liver metastasis. In this type of patient with histological high-grade malignancy and p53 mutations, postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy is indicated even if macroscopic total surgical removal had been performed. |
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