[Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to ipsilateral adrenal residuum and contralateral adrenal gland after radical nephrectomy: a case report].
A 68-year-old woman had undergone radical nephrectomy via a transabdominal approach 4 years earlier for a 8 cm tumor located from the midportion to the upper pole of the right kidney. Pathological diagnosis was renal cell carcinoma (RCC), clear cell subtype, G2, pT2pN0M0. Four years postoperatively, followup computed tomography scan revealed masses in bilateral adrenal region (6 cm in diameter on the left side and 5 cm on the light). Bilateral adrenalectomy confirmed the diagnosis of adrenal metastases from clear cell carcinoma. It was concluded that the tumor had metastasized to the ipsilateral adrenal tissue as the residuum of the previous surgery. She has been treated by oral steroid supplementation without evidence of recurrence for 18 months.
Watanabe
J
J
Department of Urology, Kyoto City Hospital.
Sohma
T
T
Fujita
I
I
Kawa
G
G
Hida
S
S
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods