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Adrenocortical Cancer
Data from S.S. Zafar and colleagues advance knowledge in adrenocortical cancer
August 5th, 2008
"We report the first robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma. This patient was referred to our center for extirpation of an incidentally discovered 8-cm adrenal mass," investigators in the United States report. "The patient underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Surgical margins were negative for malignancy, and the patient was discharged home on the first postoperative day," wrote S.S. Zafar and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "We review the literature regarding robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy and discuss the potential benefits of this technique as compared with standard laparoscopy in...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-05)
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