title: Adrenalectomy for solitary adrenal metastasis from colorectal carcinoma.
abstract: A 60-year-old man underwent anterior resection for advanced rectal carcinoma. Seven years and 2 months later, right lower pneumonectomy was performed for a metastatic lung tumor. Two years and 2 months thereafter, left adrenalectomy was performed for solitary adrenal metastasis. The patient remained disease-free for 10 months postoperatively, until multiple lung metastases appeared. The patient is alive and well, under mild chemotherapy with oral doxifluridine, 3 years and 5 months after left adrenalectomy. We conclude that patients with solitary adrenal metastasis may benefit from surgical resection and that resection could be considered as a therapy for solitary adrenal metastasis from colorectal carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. katayama-2su@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mafune
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005467:Floxuridine; D005641:Tegafur; D016685:Mitomycin; D014498:Uracil; C025034:doxifluridine