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Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022 Aug;51(8):782-784

Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.

Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Jul 6;58(7). Epub 2022 Jul 6.

Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taibei 11490, Taiwan.

Oncocytic adrenal cortical neoplasms are rare cases and are divided into oncocytoma, oncocytic neoplasms of uncertain malignant potential and oncocytic adrenal cortical carcinomas, based on the Lin-Weiss-Bisceglia (LWB) histological system adopted in the current World Health Organization (WHO). We reported a 42-year-old female diagnosed with an oncocytic neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential initially, which turned out to be a carcinoma owing to distant metastasis to the scalp and lung. To our knowledge, this is the first published case of oncocytic adrenal cortical carcinoma with scalp metastasis. Read More

Urol Case Rep 2022 Sep 22;44:102138. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Oncocytic adrenocortical tumors (OAT) are rare and often are non-functional. We report a unique case of an estradiol-secreting adrenal oncocytoma in a 31-year-old male discovered upon an infertility and gynecomastia work-up. After resection of the 9 cm adrenal mass, the patient's estradiol levels normalized from 83. Read More

Front Surg 2022 19;9:897967. Epub 2022 May 19.

Endocrinology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences 'Mario Serio', University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

Background: Oncocytomas are uncommon benign tumors that arise in various organs and are predominantly composed of oncocytes. Adrenocortical oncocytomas are extremely rare and are generally non-functioning.

Methods: We report the case of a 40-year-old patient with a progressively enlarging left adrenal mass. Read More

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2022 Jun 3;35(6):827-830. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Objectives: Feminizing adrenal tumors are rare in childhood. We present a case of a special category of adrenal tumor, an oncocytoma, causing isosexual peripheral precocity.

Case Presentation: A 4-year old girl presented with breast development and menstrual bleeding over a period of 3-4 months. Read More