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A 12-year-old Chinese girl with Cushing syndrome and virilization due to adrenocortical carcinoma

  • Lap Ming Wong , Chak Ho Li , On Kei Angel Chan , Chi Chung Shek and Ngai Shan Kwong EMAIL logo

Abstract

A Chinese adolescent girl presented with secondary amenorrhea. During follow-up, she gradually developed Cushingoid features and virilization. After a series of endocrine investigations, including urinary steroid profiling, a diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma was made. The treatment and prognosis of the disease are discussed.


Corresponding author: Lap Ming Wong, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, P.R. ChinaPhone: +852-24685392, Fax: +852-24569111

Published Online: 2011-04-14
Published in Print: 2011-04-01

©2011 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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