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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Giant androgen-producing adrenocortical carcinoma with atrial flutter: A case report and review of the literature.

Mircea-Florin Costache, Raluca-Elena Arhirii, Simona-Juliette Mogos, Corina Lupascu-Ursulescu, Cezara-Ioana Litcanu, Adi-Ionut Ciumanghel, Catalina Cucu, Cristina-Mihaela Ghiciuc, Antoniu-Octavian Petris, Nicolae Danila

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mircea-Florin CostacheSurgery Clinic, Saint Spiridon University Clinical Emergency Hospital, Iasi 700111, Romania.
Raluca-Elena ArhiriiCardiology Clinic, Saint Spiridon University Clinical Emergency Hospital, Iasi 700111, Romania. raluarhirii@yahoo.co.uk.
Simona-Juliette MogosDepartment of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.
Corina Lupascu-UrsulescuDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.
Cezara-Ioana LitcanuRadiotherapy Clinic, Regional Institute of Oncology, Iasi 700483, Romania.
Adi-Ionut CiumanghelAnesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.
Catalina CucuHistopatology Department, Saint Spiridon University Clinical Emergency Hospital, Iasi 700111, Romania.
Cristina-Mihaela GhiciucDepartment of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Algesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.
Antoniu-Octavian PetrisCardiology Clinic, Saint Spiridon University Clinical Emergency Hospital, Iasi 700111, Romania.
Nicolae DanilaSurgery Clinic, Saint Spiridon University Clinical Emergency Hospital, Iasi 700111, Romania.
Spitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţe "Sf. Spiridon" Iaşi · ROGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROInstitutul Regional de Oncologie · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), the second most aggressive malignant tumor, lacks epidemiological data worldwide; therefore, every new case can improve the understanding of the pathology and treatment of this malignancy. CASE SUMMARY: We present the case of a 66-year-old Caucasian woman with a giant androgen-producing ACC (21 cm × 17 cm × 12 cm; 2100 g), without metastases, which unusually presented with an acute onset of atrial flutter and congestive heart failure. The cardiac complications observed in our case support the hypothesis that androgen excess in women is a cardiovascular risk factor. Androgen excess in women can be a rare cause of reversible dilated cardiomyopathy, therefore a comprehensive approach to the patient is essential to improve the recognition of androgen-secreting ACC. The atrial flutter was remitted after initiation of drug treatment during admission. The severe heart failure was totally remitted at 6 mo after radical open surgery to remove the giant ACC.

conclusionRadical open surgery to remove a giant androgen-producing ACC was the first-line treatment to cure the excess of androgen, which determined the total remission of cardiac complications at 6 mo after surgery in the women of this case report.

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AdrenalectomyAdrenocortical carcinomaAndrogen secreting tumorAtrial flutterCase reportHeart failure

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