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Long-term Functional and Oncologic Outcomes of Partial Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the recurrence and functional outcomes in a primarily hereditary cohort of patients undergoing partial adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma.

Methods

A retrospective review from a prospectively managed database of patients undergoing partial adrenalectomy from 1995 to 2018 at the National Cancer Institute was performed. Local recurrence was defined as imaging evidence of a recurrent or de novo lesion on the operative side. Steroid dependency was defined as requiring daily steroid replacement at time of last follow-up.

Results

One hundred and twenty-four partial adrenalectomies, removing 162 tumors, were performed in 107 patients. Most patients had a known hereditary predisposition to develop bilateral, multifocal, and recurrent pheochromocytoma. Median tumor size was 2 cm (interquartile range (IQR) 1.5-2.8). Median follow-up was 60 months (IQR 13-131). Local recurrence occurred in 17 patients (15.8%) and were managed with active surveillance or surgery. A single patient (1/106, 0.9%) developed metastatic spread of pheochromocytoma approximately 14 years after his first of 2 partial adrenalectomies and remains alive under active surveillance. Median time to recurrence was 71 months (IQR 26-127) with 10 patients (9.3%) requiring daily steroid replacement at time of last follow-up.

Conclusion

Partial adrenalectomy offers excellent oncologic and functional outcomes, sparing most patients from lifelong steroid replacement therapy. Recurrences can be easily managed with repeat surgery or active surveillance via functional work-up and imaging. Partial adrenalectomy remains the recommended surgical management for patients pre-disposed to development of bilateral, multifocal and recurrent pheochromocytoma.

SUBMITTER: Gomella PT

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7255958 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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