Affiliations 

  • 1 Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
  • 2 Pathology Department, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc, 2024;39(2):92-96.
PMID: 39620178 DOI: 10.15605/jafes.039.02.16

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignant tumour from the adrenal cortex. Half of the cases are functional, with ACTH-independent autonomous cortisol production being the most common. It is rare for ACC to present with markedly elevated metanephrine levels, characteristic of pheochromocytoma. We report a case of a large functioning adrenal tumour with overlapping biochemical features of ACC and pheochromocytoma. Biopsy confirmed the histopathological diagnosis of metastatic ACC.

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