Endocrine Abstracts

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignant tumour that starts in the adrenal gland, accounting for 4% of all adrenal tumours. Functioning ACC can cause symptoms related to the overproduction of hormones and large tumours can press on nearby organs. Primary treatment for ACC tumour is surgery to remove the tumour, and may also include Chemotherapy or Radiation to stop the cancer cells from spreading. Therefore, more affective therapies for delivering therapeutics to the tumou...