The diagnosis and treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma in pregnancy: a case report.

Yuanli ZhangZeng YuanChunping QiuShuyi LiShiqian ZhangYan Fang

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)

Pregnancy with adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare condition. This case alerts the obstetricians that analysis of hypertension, hypokalemia, the plasma level and circadian rhythm of plasma cortisol provides a strategy to diagnose adrenocortical carcinoma during pregnancy.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
blood pressure
pregnancy outcomes
heart rate
pregnant women
arterial hypertension