TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bala, Margarita
A1  - Ronchi, Cristina L.
A1  - Pichl, Josef
A1  - Wild, Vanessa
A1  - Kircher, Stefan
A1  - Allolio, Bruno
A1  - Hahner, Stefanie
T1  - Suspected metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma revealing as pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma in adrenal Cushing’s syndrome
N2  - Background

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a malignant disease most commonly diagnosed in the setting of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and in patients receiving immunosuppressive treatment. Pulmonary KS has never been reported in association with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS).

Case presentation

A 60-year-old woman presented with symptoms and signs of CS. Adrenal CS was confirmed by standard biochemical evaluation. Imaging revealed a right adrenal lesion (diameter 3.5 cm) and multiple pulmonary nodules, suggesting a cortisol-secreting adrenal carcinoma with pulmonary metastases. The patient underwent right adrenalectomy with a pathohistological diagnosis of an adrenal adenoma. Subsequent thoracoscopic wedge resection of one lung lesion revealed pulmonary KS with positive immunostaining for human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8). HIV-serology was negative. Hydrocortisone replacement was initiated for secondary adrenal insufficiency after surgery. Post-operative follow up imaging showed complete remission of all KS-related pulmonary nodules solely after resolution of hypercortisolism.

Conclusion

KS may occur in the setting of endogenous CS and may go into remission after cure of hypercortisolism without further specific treatment.
KW  - Cushing’s syndrome
KW  - Kaposi sarcoma
KW  - Immunosuppression
KW  - Hypercortisolism
Y1  - 2014
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/11055
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-110553
ER  -