Open AccessClinicopathological features and outcomes of adrenocortical carcinoma: A single institution experience
Author(s) -
Lekha Nair,
K M Jagathnath Krishna,
Aswin Kumar,
Susan Mathews,
John Joseph,
Francis V. James
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_19_19
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , adrenocortical carcinoma , single center , retrospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , endocrine system , disease , surgery , cancer , hormone , gastroenterology , paleontology , biology
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine malignancy with aggressive behavior. Most of our knowledge about this rare tumor is based on retrospective case series. This study aimed at analyzing the clinicopathological features and outcomes of patients treated at a tertiary cancer center in India.