Abstract
The prognosis of esophageal carcinoma following esophagectomy is poor due to a high frequency of metastasis to periesophageal lymph nodes and distant organs. However, we experienced a case with good prognosis following resection of a solitary adrenal metastatic tumor. The patient was a 70-year-old man diagnosed with type 2 esophageal cancer (Lt-Ae, T2N1M0, Stage IIB) who was treated with esophagectomy. Eight months following surgery, solitary adrenal metastasis was detected by CT, and was resected. At 42 months follow-up he has had a good quality of life in the community without evidence of recurrence. To the best of our knowledge, only five cases with resected solitary adrenal metastases including our case, have been reported, and show a greater than 1-year survival. Consequently, we suggest that resection of solitary organ metastases is a good alternative, even following esophagectomy.
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