Endocrine Abstracts

Hyperandrogenism and virilization are infrecuent in postmenopausal women and may result from androgen-producing tumors. Androgen-secreting adrenal tumors are rare in clinical practice and often diagnosed as adrenocortical carcinoma, while benign androgen-secreting adrenal tumors are even more rare.Case presentation: A 63-year-old postmenopausal woman in follow-up for hypothyroidism reported hair loss, increased libido accompanied by deepening of the voic...

Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a rare tumor that arises from the adrenal medulla, usually presents with headache, sweating and palpitations due to excessive catecholamine release. However, PCC may secrete neuropeptides, hormones and cytokines, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6)) resulting in unusual clinical manifestations. A 48-year-old woman with a previous history of type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF1) and hypertension was referred to discarded PCC. Laboratory tests revealed leukocytosis a...