Surgical management of isolated bilateral adrenal metastases from colon carcinoma causing adrenal insufficiency

Authors
Crisci, A Cartei, G De Antonia, P Giannarini, G Moro, U Selli, C
Citation
A. Crisci et al., Surgical management of isolated bilateral adrenal metastases from colon carcinoma causing adrenal insufficiency, UROL INTERN, 67(1), 2001, pp. 113-116
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
ISSN journal
00421138 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
113 - 116
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-1138(2001)67:1<113:SMOIBA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Adrenal insufficiency due to histologically proven bilateral metastatic adr enal involvement from colon cancer has been clinically reported only twice. Surgical treatment of bilateral adrenal metastases is seldom performed, si nce other metastatic localizations are usually concomitant. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of relatively long-term disease-fre e survival after bilateral adrenalectomy in a patient with adrenal insuffic iency due to bilateral metastases from colon carcinoma. Copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.