Surgical Treatment of Solitary Metachronous Adrenal Metastasis from Urothelial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder

touchREV Endocrinol. 2023 May;19(1):94-97. doi: 10.17925/EE.2023.19.1.94. Epub 2023 Jan 13.

Abstract

Urothelial cancer is a common neoplasm and metastatic disease correlates with a poor prognosis. Isolated adrenal gland metastases of urothelial carcinoma are quite rare, and management options can decide a patient's prognosis. Herein we report the case of a 76-year-old man with a metachronous solitary adrenal metastasis from a bladder carcinoma, who underwent adrenalectomy as part of his treatment. Furthermore, we discuss the cases of solitary adrenal metastases of urothelial carcinoma available in the literature, to identify key features to direct appropriate treatment of this rare metastatic site of urothelial cancer and improve prognosis and survival. Still, further prospective studies are needed to design effective therapeutic strategies.

Keywords: Adrenal metastasis; adrenalectomy; metastatic urothelial bladder carcinoma; metastatic urothelial carcinoma; surgical treatment of adrenal metastasis; urothelial carcinoma.

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