Palliation of symptomatic adrenal gland metastases by radiotherapy.
Whilst adrenal metastases are common in patients with metastatic disease, they are rarely symptomatic. We present a series of seven patients with painful adrenal metastases who were seen in one centre over an 18-month period. All responded to palliative radiotherapy with a reduction in pain.
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Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology