Spontaneous massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage from an adrenal gland is an extremely rare event and is usually fatal if unrecognized. We report a case of this critical event occurring in a young woman affected by a silent adrenocortical carcinoma in the postpartum period.
Spontaneous rupture of adrenal carcinoma during the puerperal period
Liguori, Giovanni;Trombetta, Carlo;Knez, Roberto;Bucci, Stefano;Bussani, Rossana;Belgrano, Emanuele
2003-01-01
Abstract
Spontaneous massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage from an adrenal gland is an extremely rare event and is usually fatal if unrecognized. We report a case of this critical event occurring in a young woman affected by a silent adrenocortical carcinoma in the postpartum period.File in questo prodotto:
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