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Carcinoma corticosuprarrenal - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Tumor suprarrenal

Síntomas:

Los síntomas que sugieren un aumento en la producción de cortisol y otras hormonas de las glándulas suprarrenales son:

  • Joroba redondeada y con grasa en la parte superior de la espalda, justo debajo de la nuca (joroba de búfalo)
  • Cara redonda y enrojecida con mejillas prominentes (cara de luna llena)
  • Obesidad
  • Crecimiento atrófico en estatura (estatura baja)
  • Virilización: apariencia de características masculinas, incluyendo aumento del vello corporal especialmente en la cara, vello púbico, acné, engrosamiento de la voz y aumento del tamaño del clítoris (en las niñas)

Los síntomas que sugieren el aumento de la producción de aldosterona son iguales a los síntomas de disminución del potasio y abarcan:

  • Aumento de la sed
  • Calambres musculares
  • Micción
  • Debilidad

Signos y exámenes:

Un examen físico puede revelar hipertensión arterial y cambios en la forma del cuerpo, como agrandamiento de las mamas en los hombres (ginecomastia) o características masculinas en las mujeres (virilización). Se realizarán exámenes de sangre para verificar los niveles hormonales:

Los exámenes imagenológicos pueden abarcar:

  • Reviewed last on: 8/14/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Lal G, O’Dorisio T, McDougall R, Weigel RJ. Cancer of the endocrine system. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG, eds. Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 75.

National Cancer Institute. Adrenocortical carcinoma treatment PDQ. Updated May 16, 2008.

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