Open AccessPulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with adrenal oligorecurrence successfully treated by adrenalectomy
Author(s) -
Sato Hiroki,
Tachihara Motoko,
Kiriu Tatsunori,
Yamamoto Masatsugu,
Tanaka Yugo,
Nishimura Yoshihiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.618
Subject(s) - medicine , adrenalectomy , adrenal gland , lesion , biopsy , lung cancer , metastasis , lung , carcinoma , radiation therapy , neuroendocrine carcinoma , surgery , pathology , radiology , cancer
A 63‐year‐old man suspected of having lung cancer underwent right upper lobectomy and was diagnosed with large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC). Eleven months after surgery, he developed an oligorecurrence in the adrenal gland and underwent left adrenalectomy. The specimen revealed LCNEC metastasis. Forty‐one months after surgery, enlargement of a lesion near the surgical site was seen. Biopsy showed LCNEC metastasis and he is currently undergoing radiotherapy for the recurrent lesion. We report a case of LCNEC with adrenal gland oligorecurrence treated by adrenalectomy, which led to long‐term survival.