Abstract
Compared to benign adrenal lesions, secreting or otherwise, malignant adrenocortical carcinoma is rare. Overall prognosis is poor, with <50% 5-year survival. Various prognostic factors have been identified, some tumor-related and others directly linked to surgical treatment. Surgery is the only possible curative treatment, and is decided upon in a multidisciplinary medical-surgical team meeting. Surgical approach (laparotomy vs. laparoscopy) remains a matter of debate. In the light of a recent literature search, the present review reassesses the prognostic criteria of surgical resection, the quality of which determines overall and recurrence-free survival.
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