Preoperative Transcatheter Arterial Embolization and En-Bloc Resection for Giant Non-Functioning Left Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Case Report
Preoperative Transcatheter Arterial Embolization and En-Bloc Resection for Giant Non-Functioning Left Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Case Report
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Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for
researchers?
A: Good
Abstract & Keywords
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Goal
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Structure
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Tools and Methods
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Discussion & Conclusion
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Comments: The Discussion briefly illustrates the significance of surgery as the treatment of choice for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), providing relevant literature. This further provides other methods of management of ACC for early and long term results. The Conclusion highlights that the combination of preoperative TAE, surgical compartment removal and adjuvant treatment with mitotane may guarantee remarkable outcome and provide a long-term disease-free survival rate.
Literature
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Length
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Comments: There are few issues found in the manuscript which are as follows:
· Under Abstract, in Case Report, 1st sentence, “Middle aged male was visited for a huge left abdominal mass” must be “Middle aged male visited for a huge left abdominal mass.”
· Under heading Case Presentation, 1st paragraph, 2nd sentence, “surgical history was not significant and he did not assume other regular medications” must be written as “surgical history was not significant and he did not consume other regular medications”.
· There are other spelling errors found, which are rectified with the appropriate spellings.
Further comments on the paper
Comments: The Case Report presents a 57-year-old Caucasian male with a 3-months history of moderate to severe left flank pain. Clinical examinations revealed adrenal origin of tumor and evidence of displacement and extension of the tumor to the surrounding tissues. The manuscript mainly describes the efficacy and relative safety compartment surgery for large sized adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) associated with transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) and adjuvant treatment with Mitotane.
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Author Info
Giorgio Lucandri Giuseppe Mezzetti Marco Maria Lirici Alessia Fassari Vito Pende Simone Vagnarelli Daniela Bosco Antonio Spada Assunta Santonati Domenico Campagna Massimo Farina
Corresponding Author
Giorgio Lucandri1st Department of Surgery, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
Article Info
Article Type
Case ReportPublication history
Received: Tue 08, Jun 2021Accepted: Mon 21, Jun 2021
Published: Thu 08, Jul 2021
Copyright
© 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