Open vs laparoscopic adrenalectomy for localized adrenocortical carcinoma.

Darko KastelanNikola KnezevicKarin Zibar TomsicAna-Marija AldukLuka KakarigiMarko KastelanMarijana CoricTanja Skoric-PolovinaMirsala SolakIvana KraljevicAnnemarie BalaskoMilena GnjidicTina Dusek

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)

The study demonstrated that in patients with localized ACC and without invasion of extra-adrenal tissues, LA is a plausible treatment option in terms of RFS and OS. However, our results are limited to referral centres with large experience in the management of patients with ACC and may not necessarily apply to nonspecialized centres.

Keyphrases

primary care
gene expression
minimally invasive
cell migration
replacement therapy