Abstract
Since the first description of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) for pheochromocytoma and Cushing syndrome in 1992, the utilization of and indications for a minimally invasive approach to the adrenal gland have vastly expanded. Although minimally invasive adrenalectomy has been established as the preferred approach for patients with benign tumors of the adrenal gland, minimally invasive adrenalectomy for cancer remains controversial. In this article, the authors review the indications for minimally invasive adrenalectomy for adrenal nodules suspicious for, or established to represent, a primary malignancy or a site of metastatic cancer.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 309-326 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Surgical oncology clinics of North America |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Adrenal metastasis
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Laparoscopic
- Minimally invasive
- Retroperitoneoscopic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Oncology