title: [Should ipsilateral adrenalectomy be performed systematically during radical nephrectomy for renal cancer?].
abstract: The authors present a retrospective study of 46 patients with renal cell carcinoma treated by radical nephrectomy including ipsilateral adrenalectomy. CT scan showed a normal adrenal gland in all patients. Histology revealed the absence of adrenal metastasis in all patients. Ipsilateral adrenalectomy is not systematically required in radical nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, CHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joual
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fekak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hafiani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el Mrini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benjelloun
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies