Transdiaphragmatic adrenalectomy for metastatic cervical adenocarcinoma: a technical case report

We present a 60-year old woman with recurrent cervical adenocarcinoma who presented with metastasis to both lungs and to her right adrenal gland. A thoracotomy was performed for resection of her pulmonary metastasis and then the right adrenal gland was excised through a trans-diaphragmatic approach...

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Main Authors: Robert B. Dorman, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Michael A. Maddaus, Nathaniel S. Kreykes, William D. Payne, Patricia L. Judson, Daniel B. Leslie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://jscr.co.uk/2010/11/cardiothoracic-surgery/transdiaphragmatic-adrenalectomy-for-metastatic-cervical-adenocarcinoma-a-technical-case-report/