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International Journal of Biomedical Science
4(1) 78-81
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© 2005 Master Publishing Group
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Case Report
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Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage from Adrenocortical Carcinoma as a Poor Prognostic Factor |
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Anna A. Kasperlik-Zaluska1, Wojciech Zgliczynski1, Rafal Z. Slapa2,
Andrzej Cichocki3 |
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1 Department of Endocrinology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
2 Department of Imaging, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
3 Department of Surgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
Corresponding Author: Anna A. Kasperlik-Zaluska, Department of Endocrinology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, Ceglowska 80, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland. Tel: +48 22 8343131; E-mail: anna@ultima.neostrada.pl. |
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adrenal cancer, retroperitoneal hemorrhage, steroids |
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In most patients, adrenocortical carcinoma is diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease. A sudden retroperitoneal hemorrhage may sometimes be the first symptom of the adrenal cancer. We describe four patients with adrenocortical carcinoma diagnosed during a retroperitoneal hemorrhage. A clinical analysis suggests that such a complication is a poor prognostic factor.
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