[An unusual cause of hypertension]. / Une cause inhabituelle d'hypertension artérielle.
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)
; 68(1): 56-60, 2019 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Secondary hypertension is relatively rare. Its etiologies are essentially renal or endocrine. The adrenocortical carcinoma, a rare malignant tumor, is one of the most exceptional causes of hypertension. We report the case of a young woman presenting with hypertension and ascites of great abundance. She had hypokalemia, hepatic cytolysis and cholestasis. Thoracic, abdominal and pelvic CT scans showed adrenal mass, liver and lung nodules, osteolytic lesions of the sacrum. The biopsy of liver nodules confirmed the diagnosis of a metastatic malignant adrenocortical carcinoma. The hormonal investigations revealed cortisol and testosterone hypersecretion. The evolution was quickly fatal, the patient passed out a few days after her hospitalization.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Córtex Suprarrenal
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Carcinoma Adrenocortical
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Hipertensão
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Fr
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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article