Primary adrenocortical sarcomatoid carcinoma: Report of a case

Authors

  • Jia-jun Yan Department of Urology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
  • Ai-jing Sun Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
  • Yu Ren Department of Urology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
  • Chuanlin Hou Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.24

Abstract

We report the case of a 72-year-old man with a right adrenocortical

mass who had undergone complete tumour excision with the

adrenal gland and around adipose tissue. Pathologic examination

led to a final diagnosis of primary sarcomatoid carcinoma of the

right adrenal gland. The patient was without recurrence at the one

year follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first case in China

and the second reported case in English published studies.

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Author Biographies

Jia-jun Yan, Department of Urology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Department of Urology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Ai-jing Sun, Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of
Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Yu Ren, Department of Urology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Department of Urology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Chuanlin Hou, Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of
Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

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Published

2012-12-10

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Yan, J.- jun, Sun, A.- jing, Ren, Y., & Hou, C. (2012). Primary adrenocortical sarcomatoid carcinoma: Report of a case. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 6(5). https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.24

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Vol. 6 No. 5 (2012): CUAJ October

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