testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone were elevated. Androgens remained unchanged after adrenocorticotropic hormone, and dexamethasone administrations. Ultrasound examination and magnetic resonance imaging indicated an extra-adrenal mass adjacent to the left adrenal gland, which was removed by endoscopic surgery. However, plasma androgens remained elevated and 131 I-iodomethyl-norcholesterol scintigraphy revealed tracer enhancement in the right adrenal gland, which was consecutively removed.

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... irilization regressed after extirpation of the adenomas and height Abstract Background: Adenomas of the adrenal gland are rare causes of virilization in childhood. Case Report: A girl aged 2 years and 4 months presented with pubarche, distinct clitoral hypertrophy, tall stature, and increased height velocity. Plasma