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ArticleCase reports in endocrinology2024

From Nonfunctioning Adrenocortical Cancer to Biochemically Silent Paraganglioma Associated with

Izabella Freitas, Anna Albuquerque, Luiz de Marco, Eduardo, José Renan Melo, Juliana Drummond, Beatriz Rocha

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Izabella FreitasDepartment of Endocrinology Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9238-0781
Anna AlbuquerqueDepartment of Molecular Medicine UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2097-3290
Luiz de MarcoDepartment of Molecular Medicine UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2535-7439
EduardoDepartment of Pathology UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-6511
José Renan MeloDepartment of Surgery UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3234-3206
Juliana DrummondDepartment of Endocrinology Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-978X
Beatriz RochaDepartment of Endocrinology Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5686-7899

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The combination of clinical characteristics and diagnostic exams including imaging, laboratory, and molecular tests help in the differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal lesions. We report a 41-year-old male with a metastatic retroperitoneal lesion with atypical characteristics, displaying pathological findings consistent with both nonsecretory pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas and adrenal cortex carcinoma. The patient was examined for abdominal pain, weight loss, and hypertension. Abdominal computed tomography showed a 21 × 8 × 10-cm right retroperitoneal mass. He was initially diagnosed as pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PHEO/PGL). However, the diagnosis was later changed to adrenocortical carcinoma based on histopathological features of the metastatic lesions and the findings of normal urinary levels of catecholamines/metanephrines. Systemic chemotherapy and abdominal radiotherapy were performed, in addition to multiple surgical resections, with no satisfactory response. The indolent course of the disease and minimal impact on the patient's performance status led to a genetic evaluation which resulted in the identification of a germline mutation in the succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit B (

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