title: Bilateral Aldosterone-Producing Adrenocortical Carcinoma: a Rare Entity.
abstract: Adrenal cortical carcinomas (ACC) are rare aggressive malignant neoplasms with a reported incidence of 1-2 cases per 1 million population and account for 0.05-0.2 % of all malignancies. About 60 % are functional tumors and majority, 40 % present with Cushing's syndrome. Rarely, 2.5 to 11 % present with hypertension due to increased secretion of aldosterone and are usually unilateral. Bilateral aldosterone-producing adrenocortical carcinoma (APAC) has not been reported yet. We report a case of bilateral APAC in a 22-year-old male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Bombay Hospital, Bombay hospital Marg, Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020 India.
authors.forename: Garima
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daga
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Bombay Hospital, Bombay hospital Marg, Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020 India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Minimal Invasive Urology, Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana 122001 India.
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mittal
keywords: Aldosterone; Carcinoma; Hypertension; Hypokalemia