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Myxoid adrenal cortical carcinoma. A case report with differential diagnostic considerations. 1994

K F Forsthoefel

Department of Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.

The presentation of an adrenal cortical carcinoma with myxoid ground substance is an unusual and apparently rare event. To my knowledge, only one such case has been previously reported in the literature. A second case of a metastasizing adrenal cortical carcinoma with abundant acidic mucosubstances and a myxomalike appearance is reported herein. The myxoid variant of adrenal cortical carcinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal myxoid tumors.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009232	Myxoma	A benign neoplasm derived from connective tissue, consisting chiefly of polyhedral and stellate cells that are loosely embedded in a soft mucoid matrix, thereby resembling primitive mesenchymal tissue. It occurs frequently intramuscularly where it may be mistaken for a sarcoma. It appears also in the jaws and the skin. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Angiomyxoma,Angiomyxomas,Myxomas
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000306	Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms	Tumors or cancers of the ADRENAL CORTEX.	Adrenocortical Cancer,Cancer of Adrenal Cortex,Adrenal Cortex Cancer,Cancer of the Adrenal Cortex,Neoplasms, Adrenal Cortex,Adrenal Cortex Cancers,Adrenal Cortex Neoplasm,Adrenocortical Cancers,Cancer, Adrenal Cortex,Cancer, Adrenocortical,Cancers, Adrenal Cortex,Cancers, Adrenocortical,Neoplasm, Adrenal Cortex
D012186	Retroperitoneal Neoplasms	New abnormal growth of tissue in the RETROPERITONEAL SPACE.	Neoplasm, Retroperitoneal,Neoplasms, Retroperitoneal,Retroperitoneal Neoplasm