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.
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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