Endocrine Abstracts

Adrenocortical tumors are common, occuring in 5-7% of the population. Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is rare (0.7-2/million/year) and it has a poor prognosis with a five-year survival of less than 30% in advanced stages. The histological differentiation of benign and malignant adrenocortical tumors is challenging.Objectives: To explore the diagnostic utility of multiple microRNAs in various combinations as markers of adrenocortical malignancy by using ar...