Korean J Intern Med.
2007 Mar;22(1):18-20. 10.3904/kjim.2007.22.1.18.
Adrenalectomy for Metastatic Disease to the Adrenal Gland from Gastric Cancer: Report of a Case
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea. shs7436@dsmc.or.kr
- 2Department of General Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
- KMID: 1717988
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2007.22.1.18
Abstract
- Metastases to the adrenal glands are frequently found at autopsy. In practice, adrenal metastases have generally been accepted as evidence of blood-borne systemic disease. So, clinically curable adrenal metastases is a rare malady. The role for surgical resection in adrenal metastases has not been clearly defined. A 45-year-old man initially underwent total gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for treating his advanced gastric cancer. A solitary adrenal metastases was resected 1 year later. The patient has survived for 3 years and no further evidence of disease was found on his last follow-up examination. We report here on this case to show that for selected cases, surgical resection of adrenal metastases is feasible and this procedure may extend survival for metastatic gastric cancer patients.
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