Critical Analysis of Palliation Produced by Adrenalectomy in Metastatic Cancer of the Female Breast

Article1 December 1956CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PALLIATION PRODUCED BY ADRENALECTOMY IN METASTATIC CANCER OF THE FEMALE BREASTCHARLES P. PERLIA, M.D., SYDNEY KOFMAN, M.D., DEVANABOYINA NAGAMANI, M.D., SAMUEL G. TAYLOR III, M.D., F.A.C.P.CHARLES P. PERLIA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SYDNEY KOFMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DEVANABOYINA NAGAMANI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SAMUEL G. TAYLOR III, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-6-989 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIn the absence of any definitive cure, retardation of tumor growth with prolongation of a comfortable and useful life is a worth while achievement in the treatment of patients with metastatic cancer. In women, carcinoma of the breast is one of the most common forms of malignant disease, with a high incidence of generalized dissemination and long-lasting terminal disability. Any means of producing reasonably prolonged and successful palliation is highly gratifying to both patient and physician. It is the more desirable to the latter if it can be ascribed to a specific antitumor effect of the therapy used. There...Bibliography1. HugginsDao CTL: Characteristics of adrenal dependent mammary cancer, Ann. Surg. 140: 497, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. GalanteRukesForshamWoodBell MJMPHWAHG: Bilateral adrenalectomy for advanced cancer of the breast with preliminary observations on the effects of the liver on the metabolism of adrenal cortical steroids, Ann. Surg. 140: 502, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. GalanteMcCorkle MHJ: Clinical evaluation of bilateral adrenalectomy and oophorectomy for advanced mammary carcinoma, Am. J. Surg. 90: 180, 1955. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication April 17, 1956.From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery and the Tumor Clinic of the Research and Educational Hospitals and Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.The work has been supported in part by funds from the Lucia Winston Memorial Fund and the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Samuel G. Taylor, III, M.D., The Presbyterian Hospital of the City of Chicago, 1753 West Congress Street, Chicago 12, Illinois. 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