Primary adrenocortical carcinoma

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor, and, unfortunately, patients with this neoplasm have a grim prognosis. Early detection and surgical removal offer the only chance of cure. Further studies must be done first to detect and then treat patients with small malignant tumors and to develop new forms of adjuvant therapy. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.