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- Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- Stage I
- TNM T1, N0, M0
- The tumor is less than 2 in. (5 cm) and does not invade other tissues.
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- Standard Treatment Complete surgical removal of the tumor.
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- Five-Year Survival 60 percent
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- Investigational
- • Adjuvant radiation therapy .
- • Adjuvant chemotherapy with mitotane .
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- Stage II
- TNM T2, N0, M0
- The tumor is larger than 2 in. (5 cm) but is still not invasive.
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- Standard Treatment Complete surgical removal, similar to Stage I.
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