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Adreno Cortical Carcinoma - Treatment and Prognosis
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Adreno Cortical Carcinoma
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Adreno Cortical Carcinoma / Adreno Cortical Cancer / Cancer of the Adrenal Cortex / Adrenal Cortex Cancer
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• Mitotane, • Cisplatin, • Doxorubicin, • Etoposide. • Streptozotocin Mitotane is most frequently used and can prolong recurrence-free survival in patients who have been subjected to radical surgery to remove the adrenocortical carcinoma. Radiotherapy, radiofrequency ablation and hormonal therapy form part of the palliative care. Prognosis The prognosis for adrenocortical carcinoma isgenerally poor, unlike the case of benign tumors of the cortex. The deciding factors are age of the patient and the stage of the tumor when diagnosed. Five-year disease-free survival for stages I-III is approximately 30%. Metastasis indicates very poor prognosis. Future advances in the management of this cancer will mainly depend on a better understanding of the molecular pathogenesis that can help in the use of modern cancer treatments (e.g. tyrosine kinase inhibitors). |
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