Oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma

Ann Diagn Pathol. 2010 Jun;14(3):204-208, Hiroya Ohtake, Hiroshi Kawamura, Masami Matsuzaki, Eiichi Yokoyama, Masayuki Kitajima, Shiro Onizuka, Mitsunori Yamakawa

ABSTRACT

Only 17 cases of oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma have been reported in the English literature. Here, we report an incidental case of oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma. The patient was a 69-year-old man with the chief complaint of abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a left adrenal tumor. No hormonal symptoms were observed. The excised tumor was whitish, encapsulated, and 75 × 60 × 45 mm in size. Large polygonal tumor cells were arranged in a generally diffuse architecture and...

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