title: [Adrenal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma without intrahepatic recurrence after hepatic resection].
abstract: Although the adrenal gland is a common site of metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), adrenal metastases are rarely seen in clinical practice because of its lower metastatic potential compared to the other malignancies. Adrenal metastases usually were detected at the time of diagnosis of primary HCC or simultaneously with intrahepatic recurrence after curative management of HCC. It is very rare that only metastatic HCC is detected without evidence of intrahepatic recurrence. Hereby, we report two cases of adrenal metastasis from HCC without intrahepatic recurrence after hepatic resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Min Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Hyeok Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Bo Youn
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seung In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Du Jin
authors.initials: du J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hyoung Su
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed