Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Gökhan Köylüoğlu;
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Tevfik Güvenal;
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Özlem Yönem;
Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
İbrahim Öztoprak;
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Şahende Elagöz;
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a relatively rare malignant tumour, which progreses rapidly within a few months. in this report an adrenocortical carcinoma case with atypical clinical progression is presented. Although she had clinical findings at the 2nd year of age she was recognized at the age of 11 years as presenting heterosexual precocious puberty accompanied by an increase in the steroid precursors in the form of 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
Keywords: Adrenocortical carcinoma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a relatively rare malignant tumour, which progreses rapidly within a few months. in this report an adrenocortical carcinoma case with atypical clinical progression is presented. Although she had clinical findings at the 2nd year of age she was recognized at the age of 11 years as presenting heterosexual precocious puberty accompanied by an increase in the steroid precursors in the form of 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
Keywords: Adrenocortical carcinoma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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