Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and salvage surgery for an aldosterone-producing adrenal carcinoma with inferior vena cava thrombus: Case report and literature review

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and salvage surgery for an aldosterone-producing adrenal carcinoma with inferior vena cava thrombus: Case report and literature review

Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus is a rare presentation of adrenal carcinoma. Hyperladosteronism is rarely associated with it. We report a case of an aldosterone-producing left adrenal carcinoma with IVC thrombus and invasion of multiple organs, treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and salvage sur...

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Main Authors: Carlos Rangel, Gabrielle Scattolin, Sergio Renato Pais-Costa, Eduardo Vieira, Eduardo Gaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
adrenocortical cancer
hyperaldosteronism
inferior vena cava thrombus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958412001285

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