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Carcinoma corticosuprarrenal - Tratamiento

Nombres alternativos

Tumor suprarrenal

Tratamiento:

El tratamiento primario es la extirpación quirúrgica del tumor. Es posible que el carcinoma corticosuprarrenal no responda bien a la quimioterapia. Se pueden administrar medicamentos para disminuir la producción de cortisol, que causa muchos de los síntomas.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El pronóstico depende de lo temprano que se efectúe el diagnóstico y de si el tumor se ha diseminado (hecho metástasis) o no. Los tumores que han hecho metástasis a menudo son mortales en unos pocos años.

Complicaciones:

Una complicación es la metástasis (con frecuencia al hígado, al hueso y al pulmón).

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Se debe buscar asistencia médica si un niño o un adulto presenta síntomas de carcinoma corticosuprarrenal, síndrome de Cushing o insuficiencia en el crecimiento.

  • Fecha de revisión: 3/13/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Mark Levin, M.D., Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Abeloff M, Armitage J, Niederhuber J, Kastan M, McKenna WG. Clinical Oncology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone, 2004.

Assié G, Antoni G, Tissier F, et al. Prognostic parameters of metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. January 2007;92:148-154.

Allolio B, Fassnacht M. Adrenocortical carcinoma: clinical update. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. June 1, 2006;91:2027-2037.

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