Adrenal cortical carcinoma.A study of 32 patients

摘要: Fifteen males and 17 females with adrenal cortical carcinoma were reviewed. Their average age at diagnosis was 50.33 years plus or minus 12.26 SD for 39.76 12.02 females. The 5-year survival rate in this series 31.25%. Abdominal pain, weakness, weight loss the primary presenting symptoms, whereas abdominal mass, distant lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, edema of lower extremities main signs. major sites metastatic involvement lungs, liver, lymph nodes, bones. best available mode therapy surgery. use ortho para 'DDD (o,p'DDD), either addition to surgery as only therapy, not associated any significant advantage patient. Female patients had a longer than males, probably because their younger diagnosis.