Iliac vein deep vein thrombosis as an atypical presentation of an adrenocortical carcinoma

Arshpreet Singh Badesha; Taha Khan; Engy Abdellatif

doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-248708

Iliac vein deep vein thrombosis as an atypical presentation of an adrenocortical carcinoma

BMJ Case Rep. 2022 May 17;15(5):e248708. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248708.

Authors

Arshpreet Singh Badesha¹, Taha Khan², Engy Abdellatif³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK arshpreet.badesha@student.manchester.ac.uk.
² Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, UK.
³ Department of Histopathology, Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, UK.

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare form of cancer with an annual incidence of two per million. The risk of venous thromboembolism increases sevenfold in patients with cancer. This case report describes an iliac vein deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as an atypical presentation of an ACC and highlights the value of further imaging investigation in patients with unprovoked DVTs.

Keywords: Endocrine cancer; Pathology; Vascular surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / complications
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / surgery
Adrenocortical Carcinoma* / complications
Adrenocortical Carcinoma* / diagnostic imaging
Adrenocortical Carcinoma* / surgery
Humans
Iliac Vein / diagnostic imaging
Risk Factors
Venous Thromboembolism* / complications
Venous Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging
Venous Thrombosis* / etiology