TY - JOUR
AR - ACO-2019-1-102
TI - Giant adrenocortical carcinoma simulating a liver tumor
AU - Aïcha , Ben Miled
AU - Chadli , Dziri
AU - Hichem , Jerraya
AU - Ibtissem , Bouasker
AU - Mohamed , Ali
AU - Ramzi, Nouira
AU - Wejih , Dougaz
JO - Annals of Clinical Oncology
PY - 2019
DA - Fri 28, Jun 2019
SN - 2674-3248
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.ACO.2019.01.02
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/giant-adrenocortical-carcinoma-simulating-a-liver-tumor_ACO-2019-1-102 
KW - Adrenocortical carcinoma, adrenal cancer, prognosis, mitotane
AB - Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor which can reach large sizes if it is nonfunctioning. In
that situation, it can pose diagnosis dilemmas regarding the origin and the nature of the tumor. We reported
a case of non-secreting and large right Adrenocortical carcinoma which arose in the posterior costophrenic
angle mimicking a liver tumor. A 45-year-old man presented with a voluminous abdominal mass in the right
upper quadrant. The different imaging modalities including ultrasound computed tomography and magnetic
resonance imaging were discordant as regards the hepatic or the adrenal origin of the tumor. Percutaneous
biopsy allowed to determine the diagnosis of the cortico-adrenal tumor. The patient underwent laparotomy.
The tumor which arose from the right adrenal gland was resected. Pathology confirmed the diagnosis of
adrenocortical carcinoma with histological factors of poor prognosis. The patient was given Mitotane as
adjuvant therapy. After six years of follow-up, a tumor recurrence has been diagnosed.