title: Retroperitoneal hemorrhage from adrenocortical carcinoma as a poor prognostic factor.
abstract: In most patients, adrenocortical carcinoma is diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease. A sudden retroperitoneal hemorrhage may sometimes be the first symptom of the adrenal cancer. We describe four patients with adrenocortical carcinoma diagnosed during a retroperitoneal hemorrhage. A clinical analysis suggests that such a complication is a poor prognostic factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland;
authors.forename: Anna A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kasperlik-Zaluska
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zgliczynski
authors.forename: Rafal Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Slapa
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cichocki
keywords: adrenal cancer; retroperitoneal hemorrhage; steroids