Korean J Urol.  1994 Feb;35(2):194-197.

An Aldosterone Secreting Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma

• Choi HG
• Kim MK
• Chung SK
• Park YK

Abstract

Adrenal carcinoma is a rare disease and has a poor prognosis. The incidence is estimated as one case per 1.7 million, accounting for 0.02% of cancers and 0.2% of all cancer deaths. About 79% of adrenal carcinoma is functional and most common functional tumor is Cushing's syndrome. Primary aldosteronism due to adrenal carcinoma is very rare. In most cases with evidence of mineralocorticoid excess and hypokalemia due to adrenal carcinoma, there are also signs of abnormalities in glucocorticoid or androgen secretion. We report a case of aldosterone secreting adrenal cortical carcinoma in a 52 years old female patient.

Keyword

Adrenal carcinoma; Primary aldosteronism

MeSH Terms

Adrenocortical Carcinoma*
Aldosterone*
Cushing Syndrome
Female
Humans
Hyperaldosteronism
Hypokalemia
Incidence
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Rare Diseases
Aldosterone