Preoperative Transcatheter Arterial Embolization and En-Bloc Resection for Giant Non-Functioning Left Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Case Report

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Giorgio Lucandri Giuseppe Mezzetti Marco Maria Lirici Alessia Fassari Vito Pende Simone Vagnarelli Daniela Bosco Antonio Spada Assunta Santonati Domenico Campagna Massimo Farina

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Giorgio Lucandri
1st Department of Surgery, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy

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Objective: To demonstrate efficacy and relative safety of compartment surgery in a case of large sized adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), whenever associated with preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) and adjuvant treatment with mitotane. Introduction: ACC is a rare illness; non-functioning lesions account for 40-55% of patients, may reach a large size, and show a clear attitude to infiltrate neighbouring organs. Case Report: Middle aged male visited for a huge left abdominal mass; contrast CT scan showed origin from the left adrenal lodge and possible extension of the tumor to surrounding structures. Preoperative adrenal work-up confirmed non-functioning nature of the adrenal mass. In order to allow a safe compartment excision and to decrease blood loss, preoperative angiography and TAE was performed. Patient underwent en-bloc resection of the mass, together with nephrectomy and distal splenopancreasectomy. No postoperative transfusions were required. Patient received adjuvant therapy with mitotane for 36 months since surgery, without any sign of tumor recurrence. Conclusion: An aggressive surgical approach seems justified also in locally advanced and infiltrating ACC; compartment resection is mandatory in order to obtain adequate resection margins. Preoperative TAE decreases intraoperative blood loss and need for transfusions. Adjuvant treatment with mitotane may contribute to reach remarkable disease-free survival.

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Case Report

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Received: Tue 08, Jun 2021
Accepted: Mon 21, Jun 2021
Published: Thu 08, Jul 2021

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© 2023 Giorgio Lucandri. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2021.07.03