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Untreated Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia with 17-α Hydroxylase/17, 20-lyase Deficiency Presenting as Massive Adrenocortical Tumor

Authors
 Su Jin Lee  ;  Je Eun Song  ;  Sena Hwang  ;  Ji Yeon Lee  ;  Hye Sun Park  ;  Seunghee Han  ;  Yumie Rhee 
Citation
 Endocrinology and Metabolism (대한내분비학회지), Vol.30(3) : 408-413, 2015 
Journal Title
Endocrinology and Metabolism(대한내분비학회지)
ISSN
 2093-596X 
Issue Date
2015
Keywords
Adrenocortical adenoma ; Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital ; Adrenal glands
Abstract
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) with 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency is usually characterized by hypertension and primary amenorrhea, sexual infantilism in women, and pseudohermaphroditism in men. hypertension, and sexual infantilism in women and pseudohermaphroditism in men. In rare cases, a huge adrenal gland tumor can present as a clinical manifestation in untreated CAH. Adrenal cortical adenoma is an even more rare phenotype in CAH with 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency. A 36-year-old female presented with hypertension and abdominal pain caused by a huge adrenal mass. Due to mass size and symptoms, left adrenalectomy was performed. After adrenalectomy, blood pressure remained high. Based on hormonal and genetic evaluation, the patient was diagnosed as CAH with 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency. The possibility of a tumorous change in the adrenal gland due to untreated CAH should be considered. It is important that untreated CAH not be misdiagnosed as primary adrenal tumor as these conditions require different treatments. Adequate suppression of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in CAH is also important to treat and to prevent the tumorous changes in the adrenal gland. Herein, we report a case of untreated CAH with 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency presenting with large adrenal cortical adenoma and discuss the progression of adrenal gland hyperplasia due to inappropriate suppression of ACTH secretion.
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DOI
10.3803/EnM.2015.30.3.408
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Hye Sun(박혜선)
Song, Je Eun(송제은)
Lee, Su Jin(이수진) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-2538
Rhee, Yumie(이유미) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-5638
Lee, Ji Yeon(이지연)
Han, Seung Hee(한승희)
Hwang, Se Na(황세나)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/141340
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