title: Adrenal hemorrhage mimicking an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: The adrenal gland is the most common site of extranodal spread from primary lung cancer. We report a case of adrenal hemorrhage secondary to metastasis in a patient with primary large cell carcinoma of the lung presenting as a suspected ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, University of Missouri-Columbia Hospitals and Clinics, 65212, USA.
authors.forename: Kadee E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: T Brian
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Willard
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kuvshinoff
authors.forename: J Lynn
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teague
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male