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ArticleJournal of the Endocrine Society2019

Aldosterone-Secreting Adrenocortical Carcinoma Presenting With Cardiac Arrest.

Nicole K Zern, Keith D Eaton, Mara Y Roth

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Article in Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole K ZernDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.ORCID 0000-0002-9550-7394
Keith D EatonDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.ORCID 0000-0001-5025-2001
Mara Y RothDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.ORCID 0000-0002-3965-9254
University of Washington · USUniversity of Washington Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy that usually is detected as a result of symptoms of hormone excess or mass effect. We describe a rare presentation of ACC with primary aldosterone production leading to profound hypokalemia and cardiac arrest. The patient was previously asymptomatic with low-grade, untreated hypertension and no documented electrolyte abnormalities. She had sudden cardiac arrest, and potassium levels were undetectable. After successful resuscitation, imaging showed a 6-cm left adrenal mass highly suspicious for malignancy. Biochemical workup revealed aldosterone excess as well as cortisol excess, despite the absence of Cushingoid symptoms. Histopathological examination after surgical resection demonstrated high-grade ACC. This case illustrates that the workup of cardiac arrest as a result of electrolyte abnormalities should include evaluation for adrenal pathology.

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adrenal massadrenocortical carcinomahyperaldosteronismhypokalemia

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PMID31440735
PMCPMC6698141
OpenAlexW2952124471

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