An Adult Adrenal Neuroblastoma: A Case Report

Abstract

Neuroblastoma of the adrenal gland is an extremely rare tumour in adulthood although it is one of the most common malignancies in childhood. In this report, we present a 52-year-old man who had a left adrenal mass on preoperative imaging. On laboratory, slightly elevated catecholamine metabolites were detected in the urine that was collected over 24 hours. He was operated and the mass was resected in en-block manner along with the regional lymph nodes. The histopathological examination of the specimen revealed the diagnosis of neuroblastoma. He had no metasta-tic disease at the time of diagnosis and received chemotherapy after the operation. However, the prognosis was poor and he died 10 months after the operation. Although neuroblastoma of adrenal gland is rare in adulthood, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with adrenal masses.

Key Words:

• Neuroblastoma
• adrenal gland

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M. Haciyanli

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