title: Adrenocortical carcinoma in a 3% years old girl with hetro-sexual precocity.
abstract: Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare neoplasm in children. Hetro-sexual precocious puberty could be the initial presentation of a rare adrenocortical neoplasm in the pediatric age group. Features of hetro-sexual precocious puberty in a girl should alert the possibility of such a rare disease. We report a rare case of adrenocortical carcinoma in a three years and six months old girl who presented with hetro-sexual precocious puberty of two years duration. Left adrenalectomy was done and histopathology revealed adrenocortical carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Addis Ababa University.
authors.forename: Damte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shimelis
authors.forename: Amezene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tadesse
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Birkneh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tilahun
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome