scholarly journals Disappearance of a virilizing adrenal tumor following therapy with cyproterone acetate

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 939-944
Author(s):  
A Lasco ◽  
E Morini ◽  
D Maglitto ◽  
A Campennì ◽  
S Benvenga

A 57-year-old woman presented with an apparently obvious diagnosis of iatrogenic virilization. At the age of 51, she began a 4-year treatment with prednisone or cyclosporine, which are known to promote hair growth, for Behçet disease. At the age of 56, osteoporosis was overtreated with the anabolic steroid nandrolone. Insignificant inhibition by dexamethasone of the extremely high serum concentrations of testosterone and less high concentrations of weak androgens prompted us to search for a virilizing tumor. Computed tomography showed a 2.3 × 1.5 cm nodule in the right adrenal gland. As the patient refused surgery, virilization was treated with the antiandrogen cyproterone acetate (CPA), but for only 4 months because clinical and hormone abnormalities reversed and the tumor was no longer visible. The patient remains symptom-free. This first report of a curative effect of CPA on a purely virilizing adrenal tumor opens new avenues in the management of such tumors.

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-153
Author(s):  
N. A. Ognerubov ◽  
T. S. Antipova ◽  
G. E. Gumareva

Renal cell cancer metastases without evidence of a primary tumor are extremely rare. These variants are usually showed as a spontaneous description of single clinical cases. Aim.This contribution is a clinical follow-up of synchronous renal cell cancer metastases of unknown primary site. Results.A 52-year-old patient U. with a history of increased blood pressure, up to 170/100 mmHg for the last 5 years, who had undergone many instrumental examinations, including ultrasound examination, because of this disease. The computed tomography of the abdomen showed a 4975 mm heterogeneous tumor in the right adrenal gland in October 2017. The combined positron emission and X-ray computed tomography showed a 795441 mm mass in the right adrenal gland, associated with elevated fluorodeoxyglucose metabolic activity SUVmax 7.25. Focal accumulation of the radiopharmaceutical SUVmax 4.31 in a 171124 mm mass was detected in the space of bifurcation in the mediastinum. The lytic lesion (1015 mm) was found in right superior L3 articular process. The patient underwent retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy and thoracoscopic removal of mediastinal tumor in November 2017 because of the oligometastatic nature of the process. The histological study identified clear-cell carcinoma with areas of papillary structure in the right adrenal gland. The immunohistochemical study showed carcinoma cells intensively expressing CD10, and some other cells RCC. The immune phenotype of the tumor was identified as clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. The immunohistological and immunohistochemical analysis reviled the metastases of the same variant of renal cell carcinoma in one of 9 lymph nodes. The patient was treated with pazopanib. The primary renal tumor was not detected during the dynamic observation, including the application of annual combined positron emission and X-ray computed tomography. The patient is alive without disease progression with a follow-up of 32 months. Conclusion.Metastases of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, including adrenal gland, without evidence of a primary site are extremely rare. The main method of treatment is a combination of surgery and targeted therapy, providing long-term local control of the course of the disease.


2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aftab S. Shaikh ◽  
Girish D. Bakhshi ◽  
Arshad S. Khan ◽  
Nilofar M. Jamadar ◽  
Aravind Kotresh Nirmala ◽  
...  

Adrenal sarcomatoid carcinomas are extremely rare tumors presenting with extensive locoregional spread at the time of diagnosis. Patients succumb to metastases within a couple of months. As a result, very few cases are reported in the literature until now. We present a case of a 62-year old female with non-functional sarcomatoid carcinoma of the right adrenal gland. There was no radiological evidence of locoregional metastases. Patient underwent right adrenalectomy. Follow up after 3 months showed para-aortic lymphadenopathy and similar left adrenal mass on computed tomography. Patient refused further treatment and succumbed to the disease. A brief case report with review of literature is presented.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snehal Kadam ◽  
Madhusoodhanan Vandana ◽  
Karishma Kaushik

Abstract Background: Contact-based co-culture of human dermal fibroblasts and epidermal keratinocytes is important to study wound bed structure and functions. Co-culture of these two cell types in direct contact with each other has been a long-standing and challenging issue, owing to specific and different serum and growth factor requirements of the two cell types. Existing protocols employ high-serum concentrations (up to 10% FBS), complex cell feeder systems, and a range of supplemental factors. These approaches are not only technically demanding, labor- and material-intensive but also pose scientific and ethical limitations associated with high concentrations of animal serum. On the other hand, serum-free conditions often fail to support the attachment and proliferation of one or both cell types when cultured together. Results: Given this, we have developed two reduced-serum based approaches (1-2% serum), using commonly-available media components, to support the contact-based co-culture of HDFa and HaCaT cells. Using these approaches, HDFa and HaCaT were co-cultured by layering keratinocytes over confluent fibroblasts or by co-seeding the two cell types simultaneously. Under these conditions, both cell types showed robust attachment and proliferation, and characteristic cellular morphology in co-culture. Further, these co-cultured platforms enabled the study of important wound bed functions such as cell migration and wound closure.Conclusions: We believe that these methods can be leveraged for a range of wound and skin studies, and tissue bioengineering applications, potentially reducing concerns with high-serum formulations.


2006 ◽  
Vol 134 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 241-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikica Grubor ◽  
Radoje Colovic ◽  
Vladimir Radak ◽  
Natasa Colovic

Introduction: Hydatid cyst of the adrenal gland is extremely rare even in generalized hydatid disease, with less than 20 cases reported in world literature including those found in autopsy. Case outline: The authors present the second case of the adrenal gland hydatid cyst described in Serbian literature, in 52-year old woman. During the investigation for the epigastric pain by ultrasonography and computed tomography, calcified cyst of the sixth segment of the liver, 44?39 mm in diameter, was diagnosed. However, during an open surgery, it turned out to be the cyst of the right adrenal gland. The cyst as well as the entire adrenal gland was removed. The hydatid nature of the cyst was confirmed by histological examination. The postoperative recovery was uneventful. The patient has remained symptom-free over two years after the surgery. Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case reported in Serbian and 18th case published in world literature.


1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
E. Yamamoto ◽  
H. Nakayama ◽  
N. Ozaki ◽  
Y. Kitamura ◽  
M. Funatsuka ◽  
...  

A case of 49-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal undifferentiated foregut cyst attached to the right adrenal gland is reported. The bronchogenic cyst is a type of foregut cyst with a cartilage component, but in this case the multicystic tumor lacked both cartilage and gland. It is quite rare among retroperitoneal tumors and has not been reported so far to have malignant potential. The preoperative diagnosis was an adrenal benign incidentaloma, and the patient successfully underwent laparoscopic resection of the cystic tumor together with the right adrenal gland by lateral transabdominal approach. Laparoscopic surgery for a retroperitoneal tumor is problematic, however, since benignancy cannot be predicted. In laparoscopic adrenalectomy for non-functioning adrenal tumor, therefore, a differential diagnosis from retroperitoneal tumor should be given serious consideration.


BMC Surgery ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Huang ◽  
Qing Yang ◽  
Yang Hu ◽  
Hai-Xiao Wu

Abstract Background Adrenal hemangioma is a rare benign adrenal tumor that is usually misdiagnosed preoperatively. We here present a case of adrenal cavernous hemangioma that was successfully treated with retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Case presentation A 67-year-old man with dull right back pain attended our clinic for examination of a mass on the right adrenal gland for 1 week. Pheochromocytoma was considered according to the preoperative computed tomography angiography + computed tomography urography findings and was subsequently corrected to adrenal gland hemangioma according to postoperative pathological findings. The patient showed no recurrence of adrenal hemangioma during the 1-year follow-up period after surgery. Conclusion Adrenal gland hemangioma is rare with a high rate of misdiagnosis, and it should be considered in imaging findings of adrenal tumors with typical hemangioma. Surgery is an effective treatment method.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richa Jaiman ◽  
Puneet K Srivastava

ABSTRACT Angiomyolipoma is neoplasm that derives from perivascular epithelioid cells. It is a rare mesenchymal tumor, usually found in the kidney. Extrarenal angiomyolipoma is uncommon and the most common extrarenal site is the liver. Angiomyolipoma of adrenal is extremely rare, with only four cases reported in the literature. It usually presents as incidentaloma. We report a case of a 45-year-old female patient presenting with pain abdomen, nausea, and repeated episodes of vomiting. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) abdomen revealed heterogeneous nonenhancing hypodense fatty lesion in right adrenal gland. Biochemical investigations were negative for functioning adrenal tumor. Right adrenalectomy was done with good outcome. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. The patient recovered without any complications following surgery. How to cite this article Srivastava PK, Jaiman R. Adrenal Angiomyolipoma with Gastric Outlet Obstruction. World J Endoc Surg 2017;9(3):109-110.


1985 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaoru Nomura ◽  
Doo Chol Han ◽  
Kazuko Jibiki ◽  
Hiroshi Demura ◽  
Toshio Tsushima ◽  
...  

Abstract. A 47 year old woman examined for hypertension (200/100 mmHg) was normokalaemic, and had low plasma renin activity (PRA) (0.1 ng/ml · h) and normal aldosterone levels in both plasma (7–13 ng/dl) and urine (4.7–7.4 μg/day). Computed tomography (CT) and scintiscan indicated an adenoma on the right adrenal gland, which was then removed. The histology of the adenoma and analysis of the aldosterone content were compatible with the criteria for an aldosterone-producing adenoma. Three months after surgery, her hypertension had improved, serum potassium levels had increased slightly, and PRA had normalized. This was an unusual form of primary aldosteronism which showed normal levels of aldosterone in both blood and urine.


1988 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Nolsøe ◽  
L. T. Jensen ◽  
S. Torp-Pedersen ◽  
M. Rasmussen ◽  
N. Juel Christensen ◽  
...  

A 37-year-old man presented with hypertension and elevated urine catecholamine. Ultrasound scanning revealed a solid tumour of the right adrenal gland and two solid tumours in the retroperitoneum. The findings were confirmed with computed tomography and abdominal angiography. At surgery only the tumour of the right adrenal gland was removed. The histopathologic diagnosis was pheochromocytoma. Postoperatively the symptoms and biochemistry were unchanged and the patient was referred for further treatment. At ultrasonography and abdominal aortography 6 remaining tumours were demonstrated. Surgery was performed and 8 pheochromocytomas were extirpated (3 were closely spaced small tumours in a conglomerate corresponding to one of the visualized tumour sites). On histopathologic examination no signs of invasive growth were found. The patient recovered completely. The blood pressure was still normal 2 1/2 years later. Angiography and non-invasive examination of the entire abdomen and pelvis should be routine when pheochromocytomas are searched for.


2020 ◽  
Vol 161 (47) ◽  
pp. 1995-1999
Author(s):  
László Barna ◽  
Zsuzsanna Takács-Szabó ◽  
László Kostyál

Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: Congenitalis coronariaanomáliának tekintik azokat a coronariamorfológiai rendellenességeket, melyek 1%-nál kisebb gyakorisággal fordulnak elő. Többségük nem jár tünettel, olykor azonban okozhatnak mellkasi fájdalmat, eszméletvesztést, és hirtelen halálhoz is vezethetnek. A coronariaanomáliák gyakoriságáról Magyarországon eddig csak invazív koronarográfiás adatok alapján jelent meg közlemény. Célkitűzés: Jelen vizsgálatunkban a coronariák eredési rendellenességeinek gyakoriságát mértük fel intézetünk coronaria-komputertomográfiás angiográfián átesett betegeinél. Módszer: A coronaria-komputertomográfiás vizsgálatra került betegek felvételeinek értékelésekor rögzítettük a coronariaanomália jelenlétét. A vizsgálat indikációja általában mellkasi fájdalom volt. 128 szeletes berendezést használtunk, a vizsgálatok során részben retrospektív, részben prospektív EKG-kapuzást alkalmaztunk. Eredmények: 1751 beteg komputertomográfiás angiográfiás felvételeit elemeztük. A betegek között a férfiak aránya 38,4%, a vizsgálatra kerülők életkorának átlaga pedig 58,07 ± 11,07 év volt. Eredési anomáliát 1,83%-ban találtunk, ezen belül a leggyakoribb volt a körbefutó ág (ramus circumflexus) és az elülső leszálló ág különálló eredése a bal Valsalva-sinusból (1%). A további rendellenességek a következők voltak: a jobb coronaria eredése magasan az aortából (0,34%), ramus circumflexus a jobb sinusból vagy a jobb coronariából (0,34%), jobb coronaria a bal Valsalva-sinusból (0,057%), elülső leszálló ág részben a bal Valsalva-sinusból a circumflexustól külön, részben a jobb coronariából (kettős elülső leszálló ág, 0,057%). Következtetés: Mindössze 0,057%-ban fordult elő potenciálisan tünetet okozó coronariaeredési rendellenesség (a bal sinusból eredő jobb coronaria). A komputertomográfiás angiográfia segítségével a coronariaeredés helye pontosan megállapítható, tisztázható az ér lefutása és ennek során viszonya a környező struktúrákhoz. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(47): 1995–1999. Summary. Introduction: Congenital coronary artery anomaly is defined as a coronary morphology which occurs in less than 1% of the cases. Usually these anomalies do not result in symptoms but sometimes they can cause chest pain, syncope and sudden death. In Hungary, the prevalence of these abnormalities was published only from data of invasive coronary angiography. Objective: In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of the anomalies of coronary origin in the patients of our institution undergoing coronary computed tomography. Method: While reading the computed tomography angiograms of our patients, we registered the presence of coronary anomalies. In most of the cases, the indication of the coronary computed tomography was chest pain. A scanner with 128 detectors was used, scans were performed partly with prospective, partly with retrospective ECG gating. Results: We assessed 1751 patients. The ratio of males was 38.4%, while the average age of patients 58.07 ± 11.07 years. Anomaly of coronary origin was present in 1.83% of our patients, with the separate origin of left anterior descending and left circumflex artery being the most frequent (1%) among them. Other anomalies were as follows: high take-off of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta (0.34%), left circumflex arising from the right sinus of Valsalva or from the right coronary (0.34%), right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva (0.057%), left anterior descending arising partly from the left sinus of Valsalva, apart from the left circumflex, partly from the right coronary (dual left anterior descending artery, 0.057%). Conclusion: The prevalence of potentially symptomatic coronary anomalies was only 0.057% in our series (right coronary from the left sinus of Valsalva). The computed tomography angiography can precisely define the origin of the coronary artery, depict its run-off and its relationship to the neighbouring structures. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(47): 1995–1999.


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