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11225433

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
Metastatic spread to the ipsilateral adrenal gland occurs in 1.2-10% of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In the majority of these cases, the primary tumor is locally advanced with poor differentiation, venous invasion, and involvement of the regional lymph nodes. Adrenal metastases are usually detected preoperatively by CT scan or MRI. Adrenal metastases are indicators of systemic disease with poor prognosis quo ad vitam. Only 0.5-2.3% of patients with RCC and adrenal metastases are free of venous invasion or lymphatic disease. In this small subset of patients, cure is possible by surgical removal of the adrenal gland. In 97.7-99.5% of patients with RCC, ipsilateral adrenalectomy has no impact on their prognosis. We therefore conclude that this procedure should be performed only if there is radiological suspicion of an adrenal mass.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0340-2592
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
52-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Adrenalectomy within the scope of tumor nephrectomy--overtreatment?].
pubmed:affiliation
Urologische Klinik, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, 97080 Würzburg.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review