A Case of Cushing's Syndrome in the Childhood |
Soon Yong Lee1, Nam Je Im1, Hyung Ro Moon1, Myung Ha Cho2, Pyung Chui Min2 |
1Dept, of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University’ Seoul,Korea 2Dept, of Surgery, College of Medicine Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea |
Cushings Syndrome 의 1 例 |
李純鎔1, 任南宰1, 文炯魯1, 趙明河2, 閔丙 哲2 |
1서울犬學校 醫科大學 小兒科敎室 2서울大學校 醫科大學 外科敎室 |
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Abstract |
This report presents a case of Cushing’s syndrome in childhood. The 13 years-old female patient was admitted with the complaints of headache, moon face, obesity and hirsuitism, and was diagnosed as Cushing’s syndrome due to adrenocortical carcinoma of the left adrenal gland. Complete resection of the tumor was successfully done- After operation, her clinical course was markedly improved.
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