2 Cases of Cushing's Syndrome. |
Whan Jong Lee1, Kwang Chan Do1, Hyung Ro Moon1, Woo Ki Kim2, Yong Il Kim3 |
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea. 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea. 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea. |
小兒 Cushing 증후군 2 예 |
:李煥鐘1, 都光燦1, 文炯魯1, 金宇基2, 金勇一3 |
1서울大學校 醫科大學 小兒科學敎室 2서울大學校 醫科大學 小兒外科學敎室 3서울大學校 醫科大學 病理學敎室 |
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Abstract |
Cushing's syndrome is a rare entity in pediatric age, and and mostly caused by adrenocotical tumor. We recently experiecd 2 cases of Cushing's syndrome, one, 13 year and 4 month old girl with bilateral adrenocortical hyperplasia, and one, 2 year and 4 month old girl with huge adrenocortical carcinoma measuring 14x13x8cm, thought to be congenital in origen. The former was successfully treated by bilateral adrenalectomy. The latter showed no evidence of metastasis at operation, but expired 7 months later due to metastatic carcinoma. Literature about Cushing's syndrome were reviewed. |
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