title: Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treated by CyberKnife.
abstract: Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignancy with a poor prognosis. The effective treatment for advanced cancer remains unknown. A 61-year-old woman underwent CyberKnife treatment on a large adrenocortical carcinoma and tumor emboli in both pulmonary arteries. Follow-up positron emission tomography scanning with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) revealed that the FDG uptake was greatly decreased in all the tumors, and the hormone levels were also decreased. CyberKnife is a safe and effective treatment option for the non-operative large advanced adrenocortical carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Shin-yurigaoka General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18