Question 149 · LEK · Adrenal cancer
Mitotane is used as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of:
- A. pancreatic cancer.
- B. gastric cancer.
- C. malignant melanoma. 51 z 117 29.06.2026, 14:15 Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych https://test.cem.edu.pl/pytcem/wyswietl_baza_pdf.php
- D. adrenocortical carcinoma.
- E. thyroid cancer.
Hint
The drug is a derivative of the insecticide DDD and is toxic to the cells that produce corticosteroids.
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