title: Adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral metastases from oat cell carcinoma of the oesophagus.
abstract: Extrapulmonary oat cell carcinoma has been reported in many organs, the oesophagus being the most common location. We report a case of adrenal insufficiency due to extensive metastatic deposits from oat cell carcinoma of the oesophagus in a patient following cardioesophagectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Yonan
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lawson
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male