Late presentation of solitary contralateral adrenal metastasis of renal cell carcinoma

Eur Radiol. 1997;7(4):557-8. doi: 10.1007/s003300050204.

Abstract

We report a case of renal cell carcinoma with solitary metachronous contralateral adrenal metastasis occurring 23 years after radical nephrectomy. The patient was treated with adrenalectomy. He is alive with no evidence of disease 1 year postoperatively. Solitary metachronous contralateral adrenal metastases from renal cell carcinoma are rare clinical conditions that may occur very late. Metastasectomy is advocated and is probably beneficial for limited metastatic renal cell cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed