title: Spontaneous rupture of a functioning adrenocortical carcinoma.
abstract: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis, and it can be classified as either a functional or nonfunctional tumor. Affected patients usually present with abdominal pain or with symptoms related to the mass effect or hormonal activity of the tumor. Several cases of spontaneously ruptured nonfunctional adrenocortical carcinoma have been reported, but no case of a spontaneous rupture of functioning adrenocortical carcinoma has been described. We report a functioning adrenocortical carcinoma that spontaneously ruptured during a work-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Ook
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Dong Hyeok
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jae Hyuk
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Deuk
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Dong Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Min Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones