Adrenalectomy for Metastatic Disease to the Adrenal Gland from Gastric Cancer: Report of a Case.
10.3904/kjim.2007.22.1.18
- Author:
Young Rok DO
1
;
Hong Suk SONG
;
In Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea. shs7436@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastric cancer;
Metastases;
Adrenalectomy
- MeSH:
Stomach Neoplasms/*pathology/surgery;
Middle Aged;
Male;
Humans;
Gastrectomy;
*Adrenalectomy;
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/*secondary/*surgery;
Adenocarcinoma/pathology/surgery
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2007;22(1):18-20
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
