Adrenocortical Carcinoma Mimicking Pheochromocytoma: A case Report and Review of Literature

نویسندگان
Ramezani, Mazaher ID 1
Azizi, Mahdokht ID 2
Sadeghi, Masoud ID 3

1 Molecular Pathology Research Center, Emam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Students Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

3 Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

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چکیده

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon malignancy originating from cortex of adrenal gland. The most common pitfall in diagnosis of ACC is to distinguish it from pheochromocytoma. Here we report a 62-year-old hypertensive man with presentation of dyspnea. The laboratory data showed an increase in urine cortisol and renin with a mild ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Adrenocortical carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma, Hypertension, Adrenal gland tumors, Immunohistochemistry