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Virilising Adrenocortical carcinoma - A case report and Review of literature

VIVEK SHANMUGAM

Abstract


Adrenocortical tumours are very rare in
children. Hormone secretion is a rule and
virilisation is the most common presentation
of these rare tumours. An infant girl
who presented with features of virilisation
was diagnosed to have a huge left adrenal
mass on imaging. The girl underwent
left adrenalectomy and was proven to be
adrenocortical carcinoma


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