Metastatic renal cell carcinoma: unusual cause of Addison disease.
We report a case of adrenocortical insufficiency presenting thirty months after radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. Removal of the remaining contralateral adrenal gland revealed metastatic disease.
D000224:Addison Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged