Adrenocortical Carcinoma with a Renal Vein Thrombus Extending to the Inferior Vena Cava Successfully Resected with the Left Kidney and Distal Pancreatectomy: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor, and its clinical characteristics are poorly defined because of its rarity.

Case presentation

We report a 64-year-old man who presented with upper abdominal pain and weight loss. Computed tomography revealed a 15 cm left adrenal tumor compressing the pancreas ventrally and a tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava (IVC) originating from the left renal vein. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography revealed ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake only in the tumor and tumor thrombus, and radical surgery was planned. Intraoperatively, the tumor was visible on the posterior stomach wall, and the tumor adhered to the pancreas and left kidney. We excised the tumor with part of the panc

SUBMITTER: Miyata T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature