[A Case of 18FDG PET/CT-Positive Adrenal Adenoma Suspected of Being Adrenal Metastasis of Synchronous Triple Cancer].

Abstract

A 66-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of positive fecal occult blood test. Gastric and rectal cancers were diagnosed by upper and lower endoscopic biopsy, respectively. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) indicated a pulmonary tumor and a left adrenal mass with a diameter of 15 mm presenting heterogenous enhancement. The pulmonary tumor was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma by bronchoscopic biopsy. F18 fluoro-2-deoxy D-glucose (FDG) PET/CT showed abnormal FDG accumulation (maximum standardized uptake value=26. 1) in the left adrenal mass consistent with a metastatic adrenal tumor. Although radical surgical therapy was performed for the synchronous triple cancers of gastric, colon, and lung cancer, the patient refused adrenalectomy for the left adrenal tumor. One year after surgery, CT revealed an increase in the adrenal tumor diameter to 18 mm without development of new metastases. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed for the left adrenal tumor which was strongly suspected of being a metastatic tumor. Pathological diagnosis was adrenal cortical adenoma. There has been no recurrence for 5 years after surgery for simultaneous triple cancer.

• Authors: Masaru Tani, Toyofumi Abe, Shinichiro Fukuhara, Kazutoshi Fujita, Motohide Uemura, Hiroshi Kiuchi, Ryoichi Imamura, Norio Nonomura
• Journal: Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica (Hinyokika Kiyo) Vol. 66 Issue 3 Pg. 77-80 (Mar 2020) ISSN: 0018-1994 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 32316702 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Topics

• Adenoma
• Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
• Adrenocortical Adenoma
• Aged
• Female
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
• Humans
• Male
• Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
• Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
• Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
• Positron-Emission Tomography
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed