[A case of non-functioning adrenocortical tumor].
A resected case of a non-functioning adrenocortical tumor is reported. The patient's chief complaint was fever and general fatigue. Computed tomography and ultrasonography revealed the suspected presence of a tumor on the right lobe of the liver, though a definite diagnosis of a right adrenal tumor was reached after hepatic angiography. An endocrinal examination, however, showed no abnormality. The tumor was dissected sharply from the right hepatic lobe and completely removed with a part of the diaphragm. It measured 10 x 12 x 18 cm and weighed 1,280 g. Hemorrhagic and necrotic changes were noted in the cut section, and a subsequent pathological examination revealed an adenocarcinoma of the adrenal cortex. An administration of 5-FU was given orally and the patient's progress has gone well without a recurrence or a metastasis for 4 years and a month since the surgery.
Kamiyama
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T
1st Dept. of Surgery, Hokkaido Univ., School of Med.
Une
Y
Y
Satou
Y
Y
Sano
F
F
Uchino
J
J
Morita
Y
Y
Nojima
T
T
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D005472:Fluorouracil