title: Metachronous bilateral adrenal metastases following curative treatment for colorectal carcinoma.
abstract: A delayed, metachronous presentation of bilateral adrenal metastases following colorectal cancer has never previously been reported. We describe the case of a 68-year-old man who underwent curative surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy for a locally invasive sigmoid adenocarcinoma, only to be diagnosed with metachronous bilateral adrenal metastasis necessitating further resection and chemotherapy. We discuss the literature surrounding this pathology and highlight the importance of continual, vigilant radiological surveillance of the adrenal glands after curative treatment of colorectal carcinoma with or without subsequent adrenal metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Thrumurthy
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jadav
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pitt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hearn
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Susnerwala
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*