title: A Case Report of Bilateral Adrenal Sarcomatoid Carcinoma.
abstract: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy. Sarcomatoid adrenal carcinoma is even more aggressive type of ACC. Bilateral malignant adrenal tumors are extremely rare except for those that represent metastasis from an extra-adrenal organ. Here we report a 53-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain and weight loss. Abdominal computed tomography revealed bilateral adrenal masses and a mass in her liver. Surgical specimens showed pleomorphic tumor cells with epithelial and spindle cell morphology and immunohistochemical staining was compatible with sarcomatoid carcinoma. Sarcomatoid adrenal carcinoma should be kept in mind during the management of bilateral adrenal masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5717-4402
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Turhan Iyidir
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ethem Turgay
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Cerit
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Çiğdem
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Özkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eroğlu
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altınova
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Rıza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Çimen
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sözen
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerem
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Müjde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aktürk
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Leyla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Memiş
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Baloş
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Törüner
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Çakır
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arslan