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Synchronous adrenal metastasis and an inferior vena cava tumor thrombus from an ovarian carcinoma

Authors: Hiroyuki Tokue, Azusa Tokue, Yoshito Tsushima

Published in: Journal of Ovarian Research | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman presented with synchronous adrenal metastasis and an inferior vena cava tumor thrombus in the adrenal vein that developed from an ovarian carcinoma. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and right adrenalectomy with caval tumor thrombectomy for treatment. Microscopic examination revealed a clear cell ovarian carcinoma and a metastatic adrenal tumor. The patient is clinically free of disease after 6 years of follow-up. There have been no reports of synchronous adrenal metastasis with an inferior vena cava thrombus that developed from an ovarian carcinoma. As several reports have described the long-term survival after adrenalectomy for the treatment of isolated adrenal metastasis, clinicians should be aware of this potential occurrence so that patients can be appropriately treated.

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Title: Synchronous adrenal metastasis and an inferior vena cava tumor thrombus from an ovarian carcinoma
Authors: Hiroyuki Tokue
Azusa Tokue
Yoshito Tsushima
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Ovarian Research / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1757-2215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-2215-7-5

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