title: Metastatic adrenal cortical carcinoma to T12 vertebrae.
abstract: We report spinal metastasis of adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) to the T12 vertebrae with epidural extension. ACC is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis and high rates of metastasis. However, spinal lesions of ACC are rare, and few have been reported in the literature. We discuss our management of this lesion and review the current understanding and treatment of ACC and spinal metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Harvard-MIT Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 021, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: vyanamadala@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yanamadala
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 021, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Ganesh M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 021, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D016634:Radiosurgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Adrenal cortical carcinoma; Metastasis; Spinal metastasis