Characteristics of adrenocortical carcinoma in South Korea: a registry-based nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) in South Korea.

Methods

A nationwide, registry-based survey was conducted to identify pathologically proven ACC at 25 tertiary care centers in South Korea between 2000 and 2014. Cox proportional hazard model and log-rank test were adopted for survival analysis.

Results

Two hundred four patients with ACC were identified, with a median follow-up duration of 20 months (IQR 5-52 months). The median age at diagnosis was 51.5 years (IQR 40-65.8 years), and ACC was prevalent in women (n = 110, 53.9%). Abdominal pain was the most common clinical symptom (n = 70, 40.2%), and ENSAT stage 2 was most common (n = 62, 30.4%) at the time of diagnosis. One hundred s

SUBMITTER: Lim JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7354716 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature