Case Study & Report

Solitary adrenal metastasis from invasive infiltrating ductal carcinoma: A case report and review of literature

Authors: Sangeetha Poovaneswaran, Justin Zon Ern Lee, Whei Ying Lim, Navarasi S Raja Gopal, Fauziah Mohd Dali, Ibtisam Mohamad.

ABSTRACT

Solitary adrenal metastasis is a rare presentation in breast cancer and it presents the clinician with a difficult therapeutic dilemma as there are no existing guidelines for optimal management. On literature review, we only found one published case report of solitary adrenal metastasis from infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast. Here we present a case of a 75 year-old lady who presented with a right breast lump which was subsequently confirmed to be infiltrating ductal carcinoma. She underwent a right mastectomy and axillary clearance. Computerised tomography (CT) staging revealed a solitary adrenal metastasis. She was treated with aromatase inhibitors and her tumour markers which were initially raised has now normalised.

Keywords: adrenal metastases, infiltrating ductal carcinoma, breast cancer.

Citation: IeJSME 2013 7(1): 33-36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.7.1.33