Left adrenal gland metastasis of breast invasive ductal carcinoma: A case report.
The majority of the metastatic lesions of the adrenal gland normally originate from lung cancer, colon malignant tumor, renal cell carcinoma and melanoma. However, adrenal gland metastasis that metastasize from breast invasive ductal carcinoma are extremely rare. The present study reported a rare case of left adrenal gland metastasis in a 35-year-old female who was diagnosed as breast carcinoma 5 years ago with a mass located on the left adrenal gland, which was detected during a routine examination. The patient was asymptomatic and adrenal gland computed tomography revealed a mass in the left adrenal gland. Definitive preoperative diagnosis failed to be established. Left adrenal gland laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed and the diagnosis of adrenal gland metastasis of breast invasive ductal carcinoma was confirmed by pathological and immunohistochemical examination. The patient remained in good condition by the time of writing.
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, P.R. China.
Tao
T
He
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China; Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong 515041, P.R. China.
Jiaju
J
Liu
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China; Anhui Medical University, Anhui, Hefei 230032, P.R. China.
Yifan
Y
Li
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China; Anhui Medical University, Anhui, Hefei 230032, P.R. China.
L U
LU
Jin
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China.
Shuolei
S
Sun
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China.
Liangchao
L
Ni
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China.
Xiangming
X
Mao
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China.
Shangqi
S
Yang
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, P.R. China.
Yongqing
Y
Lai
adrenal gland metastasis; breast invasive ductal carcinoma; laparoscopic adrenalectomy