Operative management of adrenal metastases from lung carcinoma
β Scribed by Andrew J. Kirsch; Mehmet C. Oz; Mark Stoopler; Mark Ginsburg; Kenneth Steinglass
- Book ID
- 119047362
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 368 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4295
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Background and Objectives: Adrenal metastases from lung cancer usually indicate systemic disease and incurability. However, a small subset of patients with isolated adrenal metastases may achieve long-term survival with aggressive surgical resection of the adrenal gland. To clarify the role of adren
The adrenal gland is a frequent site for metastases from lung carcinoma. We have treated five patients with a solitary symptomatic mass in the adrenal by palliative adrenalectomy with fair results. These case reports and discussion of the literature are presented.