Clinicopathological characteristics of adrenocortical carcinoma in the Kyushu-Okinawa area of Japan.
Shotaro NakanishiYumi FukushimaJunichi InokuchiTomoaki HakariyaHiroaki KakinokiHideki EnokidaKatsuaki ChikuiHirofumi MatsuokaToshitaka ShinShoichiro MukaiTomomi KambaMasatoshi EtoRyoichi ImamuraMitsuru NoguchiTsukasa IgawaNobuhiro HagaToshiyuki KamotoNaohiro FujimotoSeiichi SaitoPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)
Patients with stage IV adrenocortical carcinoma had a poor prognosis; however, resection of the primary tumor in stage IV disease was associated with prolonged survival. The results of this study are expected to contribute to future treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma in Japan.