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Table 3 Pathological types of the removed lesions

From: Laparoscopic transperitoneal lateral adrenalectomy for malignant and potentially malignant adrenal tumours

 

Mean size

Histological type

n (%)

n (%)

Primary malignant adrenal tumour

74.9 mm (23 – 160 mm)

Adrenocortical cancer (ACC)

12 (23.1 %)

14 (26.9 %)

Primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET)

1 (1.9 %)

Lymphoma

1 (1.9 %)

Metastasis

46.9 mm (18–80 mm)

Renal cell carcinoma

11 (21.2 %)

22 (42.3 %)

Non-small cell lung cancer

7 (13.5 %)

Colonic adenocarcinoma

2 (3.8 %)

Hepatocellular carcinoma

1 (1.9 %)

Sarcoma

1 (1.9 %)

Malignant pheochromocytoma

59.8 mm (23–120 mm)

Malignant pheochromocytoma (PASS ≥ 6)

16 (30.8 %)

16 (30.8 %)

All

58 mm (18–160 mm)

 

52 (100 %)

52 (100 %)