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A rare case of isolated Cushing syndrome in a 3-month-old boy

  • Saurabh Garge , Monika Bawa EMAIL logo , Ravi P. Kanojia , Kirti Gupta und Kattragadda Laxmi Narain Rao
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 3. Mai 2013

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy in children. Most of these are endocrinologically active tumors, with virilizing features being typically dominant. Its presentation with isolated Cushing syndrome is rare. We report a 3-month-old infant with Cushing syndrome without the clinical features of androgen or mineralocorticoid excess consequently diagnosed with ACC. We discuss the different presentations, diagnosis, and management of this rare tumor with a rarer presentation.


Corresponding author: Dr. Monika Bawa, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Advanced Pediatric Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India Phone: +91 172 2755352

The authors thank the Departments of Pathology and Pediatric Endocrinology of PGIMER.

Conflict of interest statement

Authors’ conflict of interest disclosure: The author stated that there are no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.

Source of support: None.

Competing interest: None.

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Received: 2011-7-7
Accepted: 2011-10-29
Published Online: 2013-05-03
Published in Print: 2013-05-01

©2013 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston

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