Virilization in a Girl with Adrenocortical Adenoma: A Case Report

Tahniyah Haq; S M  Ashrafuzzaman; Zafar A Latif

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Issue: Vol.6 No.2 - July 2012

Virilization in a Girl with Adrenocortical Adenoma: A Case Report

Authors:

Tahniyah Haq

Affiliations

Department of Endocrinology, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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S M Ashrafuzzaman

Affiliations

Department of Endocrinology, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Zafar A Latif

Affiliations

Department of Endocrinology, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

We present a case of Cushing’s syndrome and virilization in a 15 year old girl which was suspected to be due to an adrenal carcinoma. She presented with features of virilization in addition to those of hypercortisilism. Her high androgen levels especially dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) were also in favor of an adrenal carcinoma. An unenhanced computerized tomography (CT) scan showed a mass (size: 5.3 cm) in the right adrenal gland with a soft tissue intensity of more than 10 HU which was suggestive of adrenal carcinoma. But, histopathology of the resected mass revealed a benign adrenocortical adenoma.

Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2012; 6(2): 70-72

Key words: Virilization, adrenocortical adenoma.

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Tahniyah Haq, Department of Endocrinology, BIRDEM, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, E mail: [email protected]