Breast cancer Adrenalectomy
Postmenopausal women who have estrogen as a major source of the secretion of adrenal precursors. Removal of bilateral adrenal treatment of advanced breast cancer is aimed at dispelling some hormones. In general, breast cancer patients and qualified ovariectomized can remission after a few months to several years, after which the blood estrogen levels began to rise, which is a small portion of estradiol secretion of adrenal gland, most of the secretion of adrenal androgen precursor androstenedione, the latter in the surrounding tissue of the aromatic under the enzyme into estrogen.
So right ovariectomy effective if the patients at this time Bilateral adrenal surgery and will condition the second time for ease, efficiency up to 40% ~ 50%. In pre-menopausal women do Adrenalectomy must be done before bilateral ovariectomy.
Breast Cancer: breast cancer Treatment, adrenal, bilateral, estrogen, secretion