A case of immune thrombocytopenia aggravated by therapy for hypercortisolism in adrenocortical carcinoma

Ryo Kaneda, Masanori Murakami, Akiko Hirano, Airi Nakayama, Satoru Uchida, Kazutaka Tsujimoto, Chikara Komiya, Kenji Ikeda, Hiroki Fujiwara, Toshikage Nagao, Soichiro Yoshida, Yasuhisa Fujii, Tetsuya Yamada

Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Published online on February 11, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Volume 17, January-December 2026.
Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is characterized by excessive endogenous cortisol production and necessitates prompt intervention. We report a case of adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) complicated by CS in a patient with a history of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). ...