Adrenal Incidentalomas in Cancer Patients Are Not Always “Innocent” : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Mountzios, Giannis
Kentepozidis, Nikolaos
Ramfidis, Vassilios
Kapiris, Ioannis
Bakogeorgos, Marios
Patsouris, Efstratios
Kotsantis, Ioannis
Economopoulou, Panagiota
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Herein, we report an unusual case of a 78-year-old woman with synchronous presentation of sigmoid cancer and a nonfunctioning primary adrenal cortex carcinoma, who developed superior vena cava syndrome due to metastatic lymphadenopathy from the latter malignancy.
Our case suggests that adrenal incidentalomas during initial staging evaluation after cancer diagnosis are not always “innocent” and should not be “a priori” considered incidental findings attributed to hyperplasia, adenoma or even a non life-threatening metastasis from the primary tumor.
It also emphasizes the importance of a continuous assessment of patients with synchronous primary malignancies, in order to timely evaluate changes in clinical or biological behavior and administrate the appropriate treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Economopoulou, Panagiota& Mountzios, Giannis& Kotsantis, Ioannis& Bakogeorgos, Marios& Ramfidis, Vassilios& Kapiris, Ioannis…[et al.]. 2013. Adrenal Incidentalomas in Cancer Patients Are Not Always “Innocent” : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Economopoulou, Panagiota…[et al.]. Adrenal Incidentalomas in Cancer Patients Are Not Always “Innocent” : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Economopoulou, Panagiota& Mountzios, Giannis& Kotsantis, Ioannis& Bakogeorgos, Marios& Ramfidis, Vassilios& Kapiris, Ioannis…[et al.]. Adrenal Incidentalomas in Cancer Patients Are Not Always “Innocent” : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473387
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473387