title: Metachronous bilateral adrenocortical functional adenomas causing adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent Cushing's syndrome.
abstract: Metachronous bilateral adrenocortical adenomas causing adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent Cushing's syndrome is a surgical case that scarcely occurs. A 38-year-old woman diagnosed with bilateral adrenocortical adenomas one by one in 2006 and 2013. Both of the two adenomas were functional and caused typical Cushingoid symptoms. The patient underwent a laparoscopic adrenolectomy in 2006 and a laparoscopic adrenocortical adenoma resection in 2013. After surgery, the symptoms of Cushing's syndrome withdrew and the woman started steroid replacement therapy as a following treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, University of Shanghai Jiaotong School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, University of Shanghai Jiaotong School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Wanli
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, University of Shanghai Jiaotong School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, University of Shanghai Jiaotong School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, University of Shanghai Jiaotong School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Baoxing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, University of Shanghai Jiaotong School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Henchuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, University of Shanghai Jiaotong School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Fukang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: ACTH-independent; Adrenal; Cushing’s syndrome; adenomas; bilateral