Key result
Surgical resection of a pulmonary metastasis from adrenocortical carcinoma resulted in the patient remaining alive without recurrence after 14 years of follow-up.
Case Report (n=1)
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Surgical resection of pulmonary metastasis from adrenocortical carcinoma may be a beneficial treatment option leading to long-term recurrence-free survival.
May warrant consideration of resection for isolated pulmonary metastases in adrenocortical carcinoma; leaves open generalizability beyond this single case.
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Kato et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Adrenocortical carcinoma metastatic to the lung (n=1). Surgical resection (wedge resection) was evaluated on Recurrence-free survival. Surgical resection of a pulmonary metastasis from adrenocortical carcinoma resulted in the patient remaining alive without recurrence after 14 years of follow-up.
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