title: [Solitary adrenal metastasis of pulmonary cancer].
abstract: We describe the case of a 46-year-old man with lung cancer and simultaneous solitary adrenal metastases. Adrenalectomy was performed 12 weeks after lung resection through a right subcostal laparotomy. Treatment was complemented with chemotherapy. Twelve months after adrenalectomy the patient was found free of signs of disease and was in satisfactory condition. The advantages of and indications for surgical resection of suprarenal metastasis are discussed in the light of published literature. In some cases, survival may improve with exeresis and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnau Obrer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martín Díaz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roch Pendería
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cantó Armengod
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed