Pregnancy in a patient with adrenocortical carcinoma during treatment with Mitotane - a case report

Daria Baszko-Błaszyk; Katarzyna Ochmańska; Ryszard Waśko; Jerzy Sowiński

Pregnancy in a patient with adrenocortical carcinoma during treatment with Mitotane - a case report

Endokrynol Pol. 2011;62(2):186-8.

Authors

Daria Baszko-Błaszyk¹, Katarzyna Ochmańska, Ryszard Waśko, Jerzy Sowiński

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland. dbblaszyk@ump.edu.pl

PMID: 21528483

Abstract

We present the case of a female patient with virilising adrenocortical carcinoma treated surgically who conceived during adjuvant treatment with mitotane. We discuss the frequently erroneous routine treatment with oral hormonal contraception without thorough differential diagnosis in female patients with oligo-/amenorrhea and subsequent delay in the proper diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abortion, Induced / ethics*
Abortion, Induced / psychology
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Adrenocortical Carcinoma / drug therapy*
Adrenocortical Carcinoma / surgery
Adult
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Mitotane / therapeutic use*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Mitotane