Draft of Russian Guidelines of Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Cortical Cancer

Abstract

Statement of hormonal activity and potential malignancy are the most important issues of diagnosis and selection of appropriate treatment way for patients with adrenal tumors. Adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) is rare disease with poor prognosis. Incidience of ACC is about 0.5-2 per million, and no more then 2-4% among adrenal tumors. This draft of guidelines of diagnosis and treatment of ACC is offered to common discussion among wide round of specialists.

Keywords

• adrenal tumors
• adrenal cortical cancer
• pheochromocytoma
• paraganglioma
• hypercortysolism
• mitotane