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Adrenocortical carcinoma in children: A role for etoposide and cisplatin adjuvant therapy? Preliminary report
✍ Scribed by Hovi, L. ;Wikström, S. ;Vettenranta, K. ;Heikkilä, P. ;Saarinen-Pihkala, U.M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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✦ Synopsis
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor in children. About 20% of childhood adrenocortical tumors are thought to be benign adenomas, but the exact histologic classification may be difficult even for an experienced pathologist [1,2]. Over 90% of adrenocortical tumors are hormonally active, irrespective of the histologic type or grade. The most common signs are