Virilizing adrenal cortical carcinoma with hypertrophy of spermatic tubules in childhood.
A review of adrenal cortical carcinoma in childhood is presented, including endocrinologic aspects. Electron microscopic features are presented, as well as the finding of hypertrophied spermatic tubules. The importance of serial steroidal determinations is stressed as a "tumor marker" that may help in early detection of recurrent disease and possibly increased long-term survival.
D015065:17-Hydroxycorticosteroids / Q000652:urine; D015068:17-Ketosteroids / Q000652:urine; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000652:urine; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012671:Seminiferous Tubules / Q000473:pathology; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology*
D015065:17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; D015068:17-Ketosteroids; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones