Adrenal Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma without Intrahepatic Recurrence after Hepatic Resection.
10.4166/kjg.2012.59.4.308
- Author:
Sung Min AHN
1
;
Min Young JUNG
;
Hyeok Soo CHOI
;
Bo Youn CHOI
;
Seung In SEO
;
Du Jin KIM
;
Seung Jin CHO
;
Hyoung Su KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital of Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Hepatocellular carcinoma;
Adrenal glands;
Neoplasm metastasis
- MeSH:
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/*diagnosis/radionuclide imaging/secondary;
Aged, 80 and over;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/*pathology/surgery;
Humans;
Liver Neoplasms/*pathology/surgery;
Male;
Positron-Emission Tomography;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2012;59(4):308-312
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although the adrenal gland is a common site of metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), adrenal metastases are rarely seen in clinical practice because of its lower metastatic potential compared to the other malignancies. Adrenal metastases usually were detected at the time of diagnosis of primary HCC or simultaneously with intrahepatic recurrence after curative management of HCC. It is very rare that only metastatic HCC is detected without evidence of intrahepatic recurrence. Hereby, we report two cases of adrenal metastasis from HCC without intrahepatic recurrence after hepatic resection.
