Evaluation of the effect of tumour size on outcomes for patients undergoing adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma: international multicentre analysis
Patients undergoing adrenalectomy for PCCs ≥ 6 cm have a higher risk of severe complications than patients with smaller tumours. Despite this increased risk in patients with large (≥ 6 cm) tumours, minimally invasive surgery was independently associated with a reduced likelihood of complications. This study supports a minimally invasive approach in patients with large PCCs.
Authors
- Nicola Colucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4939-981X)
- Nuria Valdés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5859-257X)
- Helen Perry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-6048)
- Janet L. Macpherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0702-9546)
- Chiara Becucci
- Alison Waghorn
- Hannah Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6851-0777)
- Fiona Eatock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-5708)
- Marco Raffaelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1259-2491)
- A. Ribano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5611-8611)
- Alexander Papachristos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-5963)
- Yiğit Türk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9755-8163)
- Byung-Chang Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-403X)
- Theodora Michalopoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-6625)
- Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7298-1387)
- Özer Makay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6660-6748)
- Han Boon Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5268-6700)
- Yanbo Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4052-6421)
- Daryl Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-4075)
- Maurizio Iacobone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-4642)
- Michael Stechman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9067-7725)
- Concepción Blanco Carrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7171-9459)
- Steffane McLennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0995-6255)
- Sam Van Slycke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-9475)
- Richard C. Chaulk
- Paz de Miguel Novoa
- Sabapathy P. Balasubramanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-2843)
- Shuichi Tatarano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-5084)
- Philippa Mercer
- Isabelle Holscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0585-1889)
- Harry Spiers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7308-2711)
- Reza Djafarrian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3147-7333)
- Laura Manjón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9734-4824)
- Mark Sywak
- H Doran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0340-9592)
- Claire Y. Fung
- Maciej Śledziński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5983-3689)
- Jiale Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2862-0853)
- Marta Araujo‐Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0519-0072)
- Kevin Verhoeff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3110-5238)
- C. Mínguez Ojeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4188-3298)
- David Velázquez‐Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4356-7109)
- Cristina Álvarez‐Escolá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4684-1652)
- Cristina Lamas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-9508)
- Joel Wen Liang Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7951-6338)
- Pablo Rodríguez de Vera Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0951-5428)
- Cristina Robles Lázaro
- Man Hon Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-5580)
- Francesco Pennestrì (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-700X)
- Arslan Pannu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7569-4655)
- Sebastian Aspinall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1735-2776)
- Abdulaziz Aldrees
- Rogelio García Centeno
- Theodosios Papavramidis
- Ross Melvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6170-1802)
- John Ayuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0844-6782)
- Klaas Van Den Heede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3642-9514)
- Yu‐Mi Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8183-2604)
- Fausto Palazzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4999-9348)
- Alessandro Parente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-224X)
- Leonardo Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4974-3860)
- Gabriele Materazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-516X)
- R. Sutcliffe
- Tae‐Yon Sung
- Felicia A. Hanzu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-4023)
- María Calatayud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6737-7289)
- Radu Mihai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6153-1970)
- Supanut Lumbiganon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-0075)
- Anton F. Engelsman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4943-8882)
- Marco Stefano Demarchi
- Johnathan Hubbard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2253-6626)
- Albertas Daukša (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5115-7129)
- Hazel Serrao‐Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4602-3337)
- Yufei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2523-5896)
- Julie Ann Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4147-2421)
- Óscar Vidal
- Yonghui Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-2513)
- Xiaorong Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-2529)
- Tariq Altwjry
- Íñigo García Sanz
- Wei Keat Cheah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8525-0560)
- Hafize Basut Atalay
- Susannah Shore
- Els J.�M. Nieveen van Dijkum
- Andrzej Hellmann
- Mónica Recasens
- Zhicheng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9151-942X)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Kagoshima University (JP)
- Western University (CA)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- St Thomas' Hospital (GB)
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- King's College - North Carolina (US)
- Khon Kaen University (TH)
- King's College London (GB)
- Jilin University (CN)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (GB)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- Renji Hospital (CN)
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (GB)
- University Hospital of Wales (GB)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- AHEPA University Hospital (GR)
- Telio (Norway) (NO)
- Churchill Hospital (GB)
- Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (SG)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- King Abdulaziz Medical City (SA)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust (GB)
- Christchurch Hospital (NZ)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Hospital Clínico San Carlos (ES)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
- Ege University (TR)
- BioCruces Health research Institute (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena (ES)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
- Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca (ES)
- Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital (BE)
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre (ES)
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias (ES)
- Salford Royal Hospital (GB)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- First Hospital of Jilin University (CN)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Hospital Universitario de La Princesa (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (ES)
- Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona (ES)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Institut Català de la Salut (ES)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (ES)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana (IT)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ES)
- Geneva College (US)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJS Open
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraf133
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00