Bilateral adrenal metastases from a primary hepatocellular carcinoma
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Metastatic tumors to the adrenal gland are morecommon than primary adrenal carcinoma. However, bilateral adrenal metastases as the first manifestation of an occult or small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are very rare. An elderly male presented with transient edema of lower limbs with findings ofbilateral adrenal masses and a small liver lesion on CT scan. In spite of thoroughbiochemical and imaging investigative modalities the final diagnosis of metastatic carcinomacould be reached only after a needle core biopsy of the lesions.
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