Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders (ASGIS)(ISSN: 2582-1091)

Case Report Volume 5 Issue 10

Malignant Adrenocortical Carcinoma - Case Report

Lucas Rosasco Mazzini1, Daniel Ferreira Paiva1, Isabela Piza Micelli2, Felipe Augusto Ferreira Siquelli2, Rafaela Santos Costa2, Salvador Affonso Fernandes Pinheiro3, Etore Almir Mattion3 and Hugo Samartine Junior3*

1Medical Scholar at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas), Brazil

2Medical Doctor at the Residency Service in General Surgery at Celso Pierro Hospital and Maternity, PUC-Campinas Hospital, Brazil

3Assistant Physician of the Surgery, Urgency and Trauma Service (SCUT) of the Celso Pierro Hospital and Maternity, PUC-Campinas Hospital, Brazil

*Corresponding Author: Hugo Samartine Júnior, Assistant Physician of the Surgery, Urgency and Trauma Service (SCUT) of the Celso Pierro Hospital and Maternity, PUC-Campinas Hospital, Brazil.

Received: August 05, 2022; Published: September 23, 2022

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine cancer, with poor prognosis and very aggressive. It has an rare incidence and it’s more prevalent in pediatric and geriatric patients and women. It’s a malignant neoplasy that has diagnostic by complementary exams and needs surgical treatment. May be occur pulmonary, hepatics and bones metastasis during the clinical development.

Keywords: Adrenocortical carcinoma; Adrenal Glands; Adrenalectomy

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Citation

Citation: Hugo Samartine Júnior., et al. “Malignant Adrenocortical Carcinoma - Case Report". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 5.10 (2022): 17-20.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Hugo Samartine Júnior., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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