Long-term survival after bilateral adrenalectomy for metachronous adrenocortical cancer |
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| Authors: | ISAO HARA YUICHI SAKAMOTO NAOKI KANOMATA MOTOTSUGU MURAMAKI YUJI YAMADA GAKU KAWABATA SADAO KAMIDONO |
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| Institution: | Division of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. hara@med.kobe-u.ac.jp |
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| Abstract: | We report the case of a female patient with bilateral metachronous adrenocortical cancer who survived long-term after adrenalectomy. In 1991, the patient underwent left adrenalectomy to remove a huge adrenal mass (10 x 9 cm) displaying no hormonal abnormality. Histological diagnosis was adrenocortical cancer. A right adrenal mass (7 x 6 cm) was found 4 years after left adrenalectomy. Right adrenalectomy was performed, and histological diagnosis was again adrenocortical cancer. The patient remains alive with no evidence of disease 8 years after last surgery. |
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| Keywords: | adrenalectomy bilateral adrenal cancer |
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