Surgically removed adrenal metastasis from cancer of the rectum. Report of a case.
A woman was operated on for pulmonary metastasis four years after a radical resection of the rectum, and four years thereafter a solitary metastasis to the left adrenal was found. An elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level indicated the lesion. Adrenalectomy was performed and the patient has been well with no further evidence of disease.
Fujita
K
K
National Medical Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kameyama
S
S
Kawamura
M
M
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen