TITLE:
Cushing Syndrome Revealing an Adrenocortical Carcinoma
AUTHORS:
Bintou Sanogo, Senkaye-Lagom Aimée Kissou, Zakari Nikiema, Makoura Barro, Djingri Lankouandé, Boubacar Nacro
KEYWORDS:
Cushing Syndrome, Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Child
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.8 No.2,
April
18,
2018
ABSTRACT: Adrenocortical carcinoma is a malignant tumor of the adrenal gland, very rare
in pediatric pathology. Authors presented a pediatric case of adrenocortical carcinoma
which showed neurology symptoms at 1st visit and Cushing syndrome secondarily. The
patient received a ketoconazole-based treatment. The outcome was fatal before the
surgical excision of the tumor, because of delayed diagnosis. Early diagnosis and
multidisciplinary management of adrenocortical carcinoma could improve the prognosis
in children.