Laparoscopic resection of a virilizing adrenocortical tumor

JSLS. 2008 Jul-Sep;12(3):343-6.

Abstract

Virilizing adrenocortical tumors are rare. Laparoscopic unilateral adrenalectomy with serum androgen surveillance may provide curative treatment for benign, functional adenomas. Herein, we describe a case of laparoscopic resection of a testosterone-producing adrenal tumor in a sixteen-year-old female.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Adrenalectomy / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Virilism / surgery*