title: Spontaneous hemorrhage of an adrenal cortical adenoma causing Cushing's syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurumada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueki
mesh_terms: 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