Massive adrenal hemorrhage secondary to metastatic lung carcinoma
โ Scribed by Rowinsky, Eric K. ;Jones, Richard J. ;Abeloff, Martin D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 625 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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โฆ Synopsis
The adrenal glands are frequently metastatic sites of lung and other primary neoplasms. These metastases are usually clinically occult and secondary adrenal hemorrhage is extremely rare. Two patients who developed massive adrenal hemorrhage secondary to metastatic lung carcinoma to the adrenal glands are presented.
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