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Table 1 Demographic, clinical data and hormonal tests at the time of diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma

From: Coincidence of primary adrenocortical carcinoma and melanoma: three CASE reports

Characteristic

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Sex/Age (yrs)

M/37

M/68

M/50

Biochemistry at diagnosis

   

Sodium - mmol/L (nr)

142 (133–146)

137 (133–146)

138 (133–146)

Potassium - mmol/L (nr)

4.2 (3.5–5.3)

4.6 (3.5–5.3)

5.0 (3.5–5.3)

Creatinine - μmol/L (nr)

91 (64–104)

85 (64–104)

76 (0–117)

eGFR - mL/min (nr)

82 (> 60)

78 (> 60)

107 (> 60)

Endocrine workup at diagnosis

   

Aldosterone - pmol/L (nr)

286 (< 750)

NA

NA

Renin - mU/L (nr)

35.1 (4.2–59.7 supine)

NA

NA

Cortisol post 1 mg dexamethasone - mmol/L (nr)

< 28 (< 50)

NA

NA

ACTH - ng/L (nr)

27.5 (0–46)

NA

NA

Androstenedione - nmol/L (nr)

5.8 (1.1–5.6)

1.6 (1.1–5.6)

NA

Testosterone - nmol/L (nr)

23.1 (7.0–27.0)

18.9 (7.0–27.0)

NA

DHEAS - μmol/L (nr)

10.88 (3.80–13.10)

NA

NA

17OHP - nmol/L (nr)

2.5 (1.2–3.7)

3.1 (1.2–3.7)

NA

Plasma or urinary metanephrines

Normal

NA

NA

Family history

Mother breast cancer

Brother lung cancer

Negative

One brother melanoma

One brother testis cancer

Histology of melanoma

   

Initial staging

pT3b

metastatic

pT1a

BRAF status

c.1799 T > A, p.V600E

c.1799 T > A, p.V600E

Unknown

Histology of ACC

   

Initial staging

pT2

dedifferentiated

pT3 L1 V1 N0

blastematous

pT3 M1

ENSAT tumour stage

2

3

4

Weiss score

4

unknown

9

Ki67 index

11%

80%

50%

  1. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACTH adrenocorticotrophic hormone; DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; 17OHP 17 hydroxyprogesterone; NA not available, nr normal range