Cushing Syndrome due to Adrenocortical Carcinoma During Pregnancy.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Morris, Jack Andrew; Campbell, Peter; Xu, Lily; O'Sullivan, Anthony John
- Source
- JCEM Case Reports. Nov2023, Vol. 1 Issue 6, p1-5. 5p.
- Subject
- *CUSHING'S syndrome
*PREGNANCY
*GESTATIONAL diabetes
*PREMATURE labor
*CARCINOMA
*ADRENAL diseases
*ADRENAL tumors
- Language
- ISSN
- 2755-1520
Cushing syndrome resulting from adrenocortical carcinoma in pregnancy is exceedingly rare. There are no validated guidelines to establish a diagnosis or guide management in pregnancy. We provide a case of a 31-year-old woman presenting for management of diabetes in pregnancy who appeared cushingoid. She was subsequently diagnosed with ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome and experienced preterm labor at 33 weeks' gestation, delivering a healthy infant. Four weeks postpartum, the patient underwent a left adrenalectomy and was subsequently diagnosed with adrenocortical carcinoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]