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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2016; 22(14): 3879-3884
Published online Apr 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i14.3879
Published online Apr 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i14.3879
Case of metachronous bilateral isolated adrenal metastasis from colorectal adenocarcinoma and review of the literature
Yu-Yi Liu, Zhi-Hui Chen, Er-Tao Zhai, Jie Yang, Jian-Bo Xu, Shi-Rong Cai, Wu Song, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Liu YY and Song W designed the report; Chen ZH, Zhai ET and Yang J collected the patient’s clinical data; Xu JB, Cai SR and Liu YY analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants from The Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong, No. S2013010015528.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the First Affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-sen University Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Wu Song, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan Second Road 58, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China. songwu@mail.sysu.edu.cn
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Received: August 26, 2015
Peer-review started: August 27, 2015
First decision: September 29, 2015
Revised: October 14, 2015
Accepted: December 30, 2015
Article in press: December 30, 2015
Published online: April 14, 2016
Peer-review started: August 27, 2015
First decision: September 29, 2015
Revised: October 14, 2015
Accepted: December 30, 2015
Article in press: December 30, 2015
Published online: April 14, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Very rarely are patients with a solitary adrenal metastasis from colorectal cancer, especially coupled with metachronous contralateral adrenal metastasis, identified. The case report not only covers a rare case of metachronous bilateral isolated adrenal metastasis from colorectal adenocarcinoma but also summarizes and discusses relevant mechanisms and therapies of this type of disease reported previously in the literature.