Adrenocortical carcinoma surgery

Overview
The only curative treatment is complete surgical excision of the tumor, which can be performed even in the case of invasion into large blood vessells, such as the renal vein or inferior vena cava. The 5-year survival rate after successful surgery is 50-60%, but unfortunately, a large percentage of patients are not surgical candidates. Radiation therapy andradiofrequency ablation may be used for palliation in patients who are not surgical candidates.