Myxoid adrenal cortical carcinoma: a light and electron microscopic study

An adrenal cortical carcinoma demonstrating a peculiar myxoid background similar to that of a myxoma was found in a 41-year-old woman who also had parathyroid hyperplasia and clinical evidence of a pituitary tumor. The electron microscopic study demonstrated its value in establishing the diagnosis that was not possible to make with absolute certainty at the light microscopic level alone. The combination of endocrine disorders strongly suggests the possibility of an unusual multiple endocrine syndrome.