An unusual case of adrenal cortical carcinoma

We describe a case of non-functioning adrenal cortical carcinoma, which recurred 16 years after surgical adrenalectomy. In addition, the patient was successfully treated for two anatomically separate and histologically different, primary malignant tumours. This case highlights the importance of life...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal 1990-07, Vol.66 (777), p.571-572
Main Authors: Mufti, G. R., Farrell, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - diagnosis
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - surgery
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Adrenalectomy
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Carcinoma - diagnosis
Carcinoma - surgery
Female
Humans
Melanoma - surgery
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - surgery
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:We describe a case of non-functioning adrenal cortical carcinoma, which recurred 16 years after surgical adrenalectomy. In addition, the patient was successfully treated for two anatomically separate and histologically different, primary malignant tumours. This case highlights the importance of lifelong follow-up after apparently curative surgical excision of an adrenal tumour.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.66.777.571