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Adrenocortical Carcinoma
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
16These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- ACTH Stimulation Test (Stimulation With Cosyntropin, Measuring Rise in Cortisol)
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Concentration
- Androstenedione Concentration
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Erythropoietin (Ep) Concentration
- Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps)
- Fibrin Monomers Test
- Fibrinopeptide A (FPA) Action Assay
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Concentration
- haptoglobin (Hp) concentration
- Lymphocytes Count
- Potassium Concentration (K, Blood)
- Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Reticulocyte Absolute Count
- Urine Estradiol (E2) Concetration
- Urine Pregnanetriol Concentration (24 Hour)
Biological markers/agents
16This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
12- Alpha-1 Antintrypsin (AAT)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 90–215 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsAlpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Concentration
- Alpha-1-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.1–0.3 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Alpha-2-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.6–1 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- AndrostenedioneReference range example3.7–6.5 nmol/LLinked diagnostic testsAndrostenedione Concentration
- CortisolReference range exampleAll: 20–100 µg/dL; Adult ( > 16y): 0–650 nmol/LLinked diagnostic testsACTH Stimulation Test (Stimulation With Cosyntropin, Measuring Rise in Cortisol)
- Erythropoietin (Ep)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 6–36 units/LLinked diagnostic testsErythropoietin (Ep) Concentration
- Fibrin MonomersReference range example0–10,000 µg/LLinked diagnostic testsFibrin Monomers Test
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsFibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- Fibrinopeptide A (FPA)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0.7–3.1 mg/mL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0.35–2.5 mg/mLLinked diagnostic testsFibrinopeptide A (FPA) Action Assay
- haptoglobin (Hp)Reference range example45–200 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testshaptoglobin (Hp) concentration
- Pregnanetriol (Urine)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–1.6 mg/24hrs; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0.02–0.8 mg/24hrsLinked diagnostic testsUrine Pregnanetriol Concentration (24 Hour)
- Urine Estradiol (E2)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–15 µg/24hrs; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–6.5 µg/24hrsLinked diagnostic testsUrine Estradiol (E2) Concetration
Often decreased
4- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0.6–55 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 1.49–15 units/LLinked diagnostic testsFollicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Concentration
- LymphocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 25–40 %; 700–3,500 cells/mm3Linked diagnostic testsDifferential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Lymphocytes Count
- Potassium (K, Blood)AbbreviationKReference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 4.1–5.3 mEq/L; Child (0 - 16y): 3.4–4.7 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsPotassium Concentration (K, Blood)
- ReticulocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 24–83 109/L; 0.5–1.5 %Linked diagnostic testsReticulocyte Absolute Count, Reticulocyte Count Percent Total RBC
Introduction / full article
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Summary References
Treatments:
1. DeVita, Samuel Hellman, Steven A. Rosenberg (2005). Cancer: principles & practice of oncology. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven. ISBN 0-7817-4865-8.
2. Laurence L. Brunton, editor-in-chief; John S. Lazo and Keith L. Parker, Associate Editors (2006). Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th Edition. United States of America: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
3. Terzolo M, Angeli A, Fassnacht M, et al. (June 2007). "Adjuvant mitotane treatment for adrenocortical carcinoma". N. Engl. J. Med. 356 (23): 2372–80
4. http://www.springerlink.com/content/jrr1v3qhy0fxa4x3/
5. http://www.jurology.com/article/S0022-5347(05)64023-2/abstract
6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1455321