Review Highlights Endocrinologists' Crucial Role in Diagnosing and Treating Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Cancer research · Adrenocortical carcinoma

A case review by a team at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai highlighted the crucial role of endocrinologists in the assessment and management of patients with adrenocortical carcinoma.

The article emphasizes the importance of endocrinologists in the multidisciplinary management of adrenocortical carcinoma, highlighting gaps in pre‑operative hormonal assessment, optimal surgical approach, post‑operative monitoring, and management of mitotane‑associated endocrinopathies. It illustrates how endocrinology expertise improves therapeutic decision‑making and symptom control in this rare but aggressive endocrine‑neoplastic disease.

Evidence level: Irányelv / elfogadott gyakorlat. Magas szintű klinikai elfogadottság.

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