title: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large adrenal metastasis from contralateral renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: We present herein the case of a patient with solitary metachronous contralateral adrenal metastasis from renal cell cancer. The patient had undergone left radical nephrectomy and adrenalectomy for localized renal cancer 7 years previously. Laparoscopic transperitoneal right adrenalectomy was performed. The postoperative period was uneventful. Histology showed right adrenal metastasis from renal cancer. At 6-month follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Surgery, Athens General Hospital, G. Gennimatas, Greece. gnzografos@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Zografos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farfaras
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aggeli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kontogeorgos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagoni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vogiati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vasiliadis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papastratis
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed