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Multiple thoracotomy combined with chemotherapy in metastatic adrenal cortical carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Appelqvist Pertti,
Kostiainen Seppo
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930240102
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , chemotherapy , adrenocortical carcinoma , carcinoma , metastatic carcinoma , oncology , general surgery , surgery
A case is reported in which multiple bilateral pulmonary metastasectiomies for metastatic adrenal cortical carcinoma were performed and which resulted in an unusually long survival of over 25 years from the first thoracotomy and over 28 years from removal of the primary adrenal cortical carcinoma. The patient is alive and free of tumor as of the latest follow‐up. We believe this is the longest survival after pulmonary metastasectomy for carcinoma published to date.