Metachronous adrenal metastasis from ovarian cancer – a case report and literature review
| Autor: | Nicolae BACALBASA, Camelia DIACONU, Laura ILIESCU, Cristian BALALAU, Mihai DIMITRIU, Cornel SAVU, Ovidiu Gabriel BRATU, Simona DIMA, Alexandru FILIPESCU, Dragos CRETOIU, Irina BALESCU |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 237-240 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1842-8258 2069-6108 |
| DOI: | 10.37897/RJMP.2020.2.19 |
| Popis: | Hematogenous path remains an important pathway of spread for ovarian cancer; the most commonly reported sites of involvement are represented by liver and lungs. The aim of this paper is to report a rare situation in which adrenal metastasis from ovarian carcinoma was encountered. Case report. The 55-year-old patient with previous history of surgically treated ovarian cancer was diagnosed at 18 months follow-up with an isolated lesion at the level of the right adrenal gland. After completing the biochemical analysis, in order to exclude an endocrine disorder, the final suspicion of diagnostic was of an adrenal metastasis and was submitted to adrenalectomy. The histopathological studies confirmed the presence of an adrenal metastasis of ovarian cancer. Conclusions. Although rare situations, adrenal metastases from ovarian cancer can be encountered and might be successfully treated by surgery with curative intent. |
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