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Extent of Disease at Presentation and Outcome for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Have We Made Progress?

World Journal of Surgery · 2006 · Vol. 30(5) · pp. 872–878

Electron Kebebew✉(University of California San Francisco Medical Center)Emily Reiff(University of San Francisco)Quan‐Yang Duh(University of San Francisco)Orlo H. Clark(University of California, San Francisco)Alex McMillan(University of California San Francisco Medical Center)

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Abstract

Although adrenal incidentalomas have become a common indication for adrenalectomy, this has not resulted in patients with ACC being diagnosed earlier or treated at a lower stage of disease at the national level. The most important predictors of survival in these patients are tumor grade, tumor stage, and surgical resection.

Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Cancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismMedicineAdrenocortical carcinomaIncidentalomaAdrenalectomyQuartileMalignancyUnivariate analysisStage (stratigraphy)EpidemiologyInterquartile range

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AdolescentAdrenal Cortex NeoplasmsAdrenalectomyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective Studies

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European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of adrenocortical carcinoma in adults, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors