2008•International Journal of Biomedical ScienceRequires access
Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage from Adrenocortical Carcinoma as a Poor Prognostic Factor
A Kasperlik-Załuska, Rafał Z. Słapa, Andrzej Cichocki, Wojciech Zgliczyński
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Abstract
In most patients, adrenocortical carcinoma is diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease. A sudden retroperitoneal hemorrhage may sometimes be the first symptom of the adrenal cancer. We describe four patients with adrenocortical carcinoma diagnosed during a retroperitoneal hemorrhage. A clinical analysis suggests that such a complication is a poor prognostic factor.