title: Pregnancy in a patient with adrenocortical carcinoma during treatment with Mitotane - a case report.
abstract: We present the case of a female patient with virilising adrenocortical carcinoma treated surgically who conceived during adjuvant treatment with mitotane. We discuss the frequently erroneous routine treatment with oral hormonal contraception without thorough differential diagnosis in female patients with oligo-/amenorrhea and subsequent delay in the proper diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland. dbblaszyk@ump.edu.pl
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baszko-Błaszyk
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ochmańska
authors.forename: Ryszard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waśko
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sowiński
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008939:Mitotane / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D008939:Mitotane