An adrenal gland nodule presenting as an early sign of metastatic spread from colorectal cancer: report of two cases
| Autor: | Franco Scutari, Gerardo Rosati, Nicola D'Alessandro, Giuseppe Tramutola, Luigi Manzione, Giulia Vita, Rosistella Chiacchio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Colorectal cancer medicine.medical_treatment Adrenal Gland Neoplasms Disease Adenocarcinoma Nephrolithiasis Nephrectomy Internal medicine medicine Adrenal insufficiency Humans Aged Internal malignancy Chemotherapy Surgical approach Adrenal gland business.industry Nodule (medicine) General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Positron-Emission Tomography Radiology medicine.symptom business Colorectal Neoplasms Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0300-8916 |
| Popis: | The presence of an adrenal gland nodule may be an early or late sign of metastatic spread from colorectal cancer. It usually appears when the internal malignancy is widely disseminated and has been previously diagnosed. Adrenal insufficiency can be compatible with bilateral and diffuse involvement of this uncommon site of disease. Although a surgical approach can be proposed in some circumstances, chemotherapy is usually the only therapeutic option. We present 2 cases that document examples of both events, so as to illustrate the most relevant aspects of this condition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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