Adrenocortical carcinoma: what the surgeon needs to know. Case report and literature review.
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer and its prognosis is frequently unsatisfactory. Due to its rarity there's a lack of prospective randomized studies. Without experience in the approach of this kind of tumor, managing becomes challenging and, moreover, we have only few recommendations, based on weak evidence. We report a case that has some peculiarities and is an excellent food for thought. Then we deal with a literature review to highlight and summarize most significant aspects of epidemiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy and prognosis in an exquisitely surgical point of view.
['Benassai|Giacomo|G|', 'Desiato|Vincenzo|V|', 'Benassai|Gianluca|G|', 'Bianco|Tommaso|T|', 'Sivero|Luigi|L|', 'Compagna|Rita|R|', 'Vigliotti|Gabriele|G|', 'Limite|Gennaro|G|', 'Amato|Bruno|B|', 'Quarto|Gennaro|G|']
D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D009367:Neoplasm Staging D011379:Prognosis D011446:Prospective Studies
Adrenocortical carcinoma Prognosis Diagnosis Therapy Adrenal cancer Staging