Kim et al reported nomograms for a patient undergoing curative resection of an adrenocortical carcinoma. One nomogram specifies overall survival. The authors are from multiple institutions in the United States.
Patient selection: status post curative resection of an adrenocortical carcinoma
Parameters:
(1) diameter of the tumor in cm
(2) N (nodal) status
(5) resection margin (R status)
Parameter
Finding
Points
tumor size
< 12 cm
0
>= 12 cm
32.5
N status
N0
0
N1
100
Nx
21.4
resection margin
R0
0
R1
59.3
total score =
= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 191.8
• The higher the score the lower the overall survival.
