An autopsied NSCLC patient with huge adrenal gland metastasis with rapid growth and local invasion.

An autopsied NSCLC patient with huge adrenal gland metastasis with rapid growth and local invasion.
Tuberk Toraks. 2019 Jun;67(2):142-145
Authors: Hagimoto S, Miyazaki K, Sato S, Kodama T, Satoh H
Abstract
The adrenal gland is a common site for metastasis from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Adrenal metastases are usually solitary, asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally during staging of patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Huge but sole adrenal gland metastasis with rapid growth and local invasion is extremely rare and those occurring in the setting of NSCLC have not been reported previously. Herein we describe a 66 year old male patient with NSCLC who had huge but sole adrenal gland metastasis with rapid growth and local invasion and extension into stomach, pancreas and left kidney. Interestingly there was no increase in the primary lesion of NSCLC. These findings were confirmed by autopsy. Despite the occurrence of an adrenal gland metastasis with considerable size being rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis, even if there is no involvement of the other organ and the primary lesion is of a small size.
PMID: 31414646 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - May 31, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Hagimoto S, Miyazaki K, Sato S, Kodama T, Satoh H Tags: Tuberk Toraks Source Type: research