Adrenalectomy for adrenal metastasis from lung carcinoma.
In the past 3 years, five patients with lung carcinoma were found to have enlarged adrenal glands without any evidence of distant metastasis. The patients were treated with adrenalectomy. The cases are presented in order to discuss optimal methods of diagnosis and treatment for this condition.
Reyes
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Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263.
Parvez
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Nemoto
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Regal
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Takita
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed