A feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma presenting with gynaecomastia

D Lanigan; R G Choa; J Evans

doi:10.1136/pgmj.69.812.481

journal article Jun 01, 1993

A feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma presenting with gynaecomastia

D Lanigan R G Choa J Evans

Postgraduate Medical Journal Vol. 69 No. 812 pp. 481-483 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Abstract

Summary
A case is presented in which gynaecomastia was the sole initial presenting symptom of a feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma. This rare pathological lesion is discussed.

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Correspondence: P.N. Soni, F.C.P.(S.A.) Accepted: 2 November 1992 mia (ALL), and only a few cases with these presenting features have been recorded.'5 This low incidence contrasts with the high incidence in some other lymphoid malignancies, such as myelomatosis and adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL).

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Published: Jun 01, 1993
Vol/Issue: 69(812)
Pages: 481-483
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Authors

D

D Lanigan

Departments of Urology and Plastic Surgery, Derriford Hospital , Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK

R

R G Choa

Departments of Urology and Plastic Surgery, Derriford Hospital , Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK

J

J Evans

Departments of Urology and Plastic Surgery, Derriford Hospital , Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK

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D Lanigan, R G Choa, J Evans (1993). A feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma presenting with gynaecomastia. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 69(812), 481-483. https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.69.812.481

A feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma presenting with gynaecomastia

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