title: [Adrenalectomy for solitary adrenal metastasis from colorectal cancer].
abstract: A 77-year-old man had sigmoidectomy for sigmoid colon cancer. Two years later, a right hepatectomy for a liver metastasis was performed. Two years thereafter, abdominal computed tomography scanning and FDG-PET showed the right adrenal mass. Right adrenalectomy was performed with a diagnosis of solitary adrenal metastasis from sigmoid colon cancer. On pathology, adrenal metastasis was confirmed. The patient underwent adjuvant chemotherapy (IRIS). There have been no signs of recurrence for 6 months after the operation. We conclude that patients with solitary adrenal metastasis from colorectal cancer may benefit from surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Yo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikayama
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Takuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shuzo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamagawa
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiozawa
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morinaga
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akaike
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D008297:Male; D010094:Oxonic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C079198:S 1 (combination); D005641:Tegafur; D010094:Oxonic Acid; D000077146:Irinotecan; D002166:Camptothecin