Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine (Jan 2014)

Metachronous Bilateral Isolated Adrenal Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report

  • H. Jabir,
  • N. Tawfiq,
  • M. Moukhlissi,
  • M. Akssim,
  • A. Guensi,
  • B. Kadiri,
  • Z. Bouchbika,
  • A. Taleb,
  • N. Benchekroun,
  • H. Jouhadi,
  • S. Sahraoui,
  • S. Zamiati,
  • A. Benider

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/516403
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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We report a case of adrenal metastasis from colorectal cancer in a 54-year-old woman. Nine months after resection for advanced rectal carcinoma, a computed tomography scan revealed bilateral adrenal metastasis. The level of serum carcinoembryonic antigen was normal. A bilateral adrenalectomy was performed after chemotherapy. Histopathological examination showed adenocarcinoma, compatible with metastasis from the rectal cancer. Adrenal metastasis should be considered in the patients’ follow-up for colorectal cancer.