Functioning adrenal cortical carcinoma in pregnancy.
Functioning adrenal cortical carcinoma occurring concurrently with pregnancy is rare. Only four cases have been reported previously in the world literature. Here I discuss two additional cases of functioning adrenal cortical carcinoma in pregnancy. Both patients died of the illness. Despite the use of surgery and chemotherapy, the prognosis remains grim. Fetal prognosis, however, is excellent.
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D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003480:Cushing Syndrome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic