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KMID : 0338420070220010018
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The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2007 Volume.22 No. 1 p.18 ~ p.20
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Adrenalectomy for Metastatic Disease to the Adrenal Gland from Gastric Cancer: Report of a Case
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Do Young-Rok
Song Hong-Suk
Kim In-Ho
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Abstract
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Metastases to the adrenal glands are frequently found at autopsy. In practice, adrenal metastases have generally been accepted as evidence of blood-borne systemic disease. So, clinically curable adrenal metastases is a rare malady. The role for surgical resection in adrenal metastases has not been clearly defined. A 45-year-old man initially underwent total gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for treating his advanced gastric cancer. A solitary adrenal metastases was resected 1 year later. The patient has survived for 3 years and no further evidence of disease was found on his last follow-up examination. We report here on this case to show that for selected cases, surgical resection of adrenal metastases is feasible and this procedure may extend survival for metastatic gastric cancer patients.
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KEYWORD
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Gastric Cancer, Metastases, Adrenalectomy
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