Spontaneous hemorrhage of an adrenal cortical adenoma causing Cushing's syndrome.
We report the case of a spontaneously ruptured adrenal adenoma which caused Cushing's syndrome. The 34-year-old female patient had severe left-side back pain and anemia. Computerized tomography disclosed a retroperitoneal hemorrhage and a 4-cm mass on the left which was considered to be an adrenal tumor. An operation was successfully performed, and the patient is well 12 months after surgery.
Saito
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T
Department of Urology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kurumada
S
S
Kawakami
Y
Y
Go
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H
Uchiyama
T
T
Ueki
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K
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous