Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma. Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Adrenal carcinoma is a rare devastating tumor, mainly because in most cases it is in advanced stages at the time of diagnosis. It has an incidence of 0.5-2 cases per one million inhabitants per year, in which 40 to 70 % of patients have metastases when the study begins. It occurs mainly in adults, although it also affects children. The median age at the time of diagnosis is 46 years, being more frequent in males. The case of a patient with a history of arterial hypertension of one year of evolution is presented. In view of the symptoms presented, imaging and laboratory studies are performed, diagnosing a left adrenal tumor. A left supraadrenelectomy was performed, obtaining an adenocortical adrenal carcinoma as a histopathological result.

Keywords

• neoplasias de la corteza suprarrenal
• carcinoma corticosuprarrenal
• informe de casos