Medical treatment in childhood metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma: case report

ÇAKIR F. B., Kebudi R., GÖRGÜN Ö. N. H., KESKİN E.

TURK ONKOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, vol.27, no.3, pp.133-136, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.5505/tjoncol.2012.854
  • Journal Name: TURK ONKOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.133-136
  • Keywords: Adrenocortical carcinoma, hand-foot syndrome, gemcitabine, capecitabine, paclitaxel, sorafenib
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare endocrine tumor in childhood. It is curable when it is resected totally. However, medical therapy is challenging in patients with metastatic disease. Herein, we present the response to various salvage chemotherapy modalities in addition to mitotane therapy, which were administered to a child with progressive and metastatic adrenocortical tumor. The patient has been under follow-up with progressive disease for 17 months.