Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for potentially malignant adrenal tumors greater than 5 centimeters
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for potentially malignant adrenal tumors greater than 5 centimeters
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DOI:
10.1210/jc.2005-2420
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发表时间:
2006-08-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Chen, Jun
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作者:
Liao, Chun-Hou;Chueh, Shih-Chieh;Chen, Jun
Purpose: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy ( LA) is controversial for large, potentially malignant tumors. We report a series of LA or hand-assisted LA for large (> 5 cm) adrenal tumors.Patients and Methods: Among 210 LAs performed in 6 yr, 39 patients had potentially malignant tumors greater than 5 cm in diameter. Their perioperative and follow-up data were retrospectively analyzed.Results: All 39 patients had successful LAs without perioperative mortality, conversion to open surgery, or capsular disruption during dissection. The mean tumor size was 6.2 cm ( range, 5 - 12 cm), operative time 207 min ( 115 - 315 min), and blood loss 75 ml ( minimal 1400 ml). Complications included one intraoperative diaphragmatic perforation, three mild wound infections, and one pneumonia. Preoperatively there were 27 nonfunctioning tumors, seven pheochromocytomas, three cortisol-secreting tumors, and two virilizing tumors. Final pathology revealed eight malignant ( four adrenocortical carcinomas and four metastatic carcinomas) and 31 benign tumors ( 14 cortical adenomas, eight pheochromocytomas, six myelolipomas, and three ganglioneuromas). Median follow-up was 39 months. Four patients ( two adrenocortical carcinomas, one metastatic hepatoma, and one lymphoma) died 24, 10, 9, and 3 months after surgery, respectively. A hand-assisted device was used in 10 patients. Only the tumor size was larger and length of postoperative hospital stay longer for those in the hand-assisted group.Conclusions: LA is a reasonable option for selected large adrenal tumors when complete resection is technically feasible and there is no evidence of local invasion. Hand-assisted LA is a good alternative to open conversion if a difficult dissection is encountered intraoperatively.