Acute Adrenal Hemorrhage as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Cautionary Tale

Adrenal gland metastatic disease is the most commonly occurring malignancy of the adrenal glands. Although metastatic disease is common, adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially fatal manifestation of malignancy. The objectives of this case report are to highlight the unusual presentation of met...

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Main Authors: Sowbharnika Arivazhagan, Guru Prasad Parthiban, Christina Patterson, Karthik Reddy
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2864773
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description Adrenal gland metastatic disease is the most commonly occurring malignancy of the adrenal glands. Although metastatic disease is common, adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially fatal manifestation of malignancy. The objectives of this case report are to highlight the unusual presentation of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma as spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage in a 64-year-old female who was otherwise asymptomatic. As well as to support the reasoning that metastatic disease should be considered as a differential in patients with this clinical presentation as this may have altered this fatal outcome.
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spelling doaj-art-ed490387005547ff929c3cdd60f3e12a2025-08-20T03:21:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67142022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2864773Acute Adrenal Hemorrhage as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Cautionary TaleSowbharnika Arivazhagan0Guru Prasad Parthiban1Christina Patterson2Karthik Reddy3Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge General Medical CenterAdrenal gland metastatic disease is the most commonly occurring malignancy of the adrenal glands. Although metastatic disease is common, adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially fatal manifestation of malignancy. The objectives of this case report are to highlight the unusual presentation of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma as spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage in a 64-year-old female who was otherwise asymptomatic. As well as to support the reasoning that metastatic disease should be considered as a differential in patients with this clinical presentation as this may have altered this fatal outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2864773
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Acute Adrenal Hemorrhage as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Cautionary Tale
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title Acute Adrenal Hemorrhage as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Cautionary Tale
title_full Acute Adrenal Hemorrhage as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Cautionary Tale
title_fullStr Acute Adrenal Hemorrhage as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Cautionary Tale
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title_short Acute Adrenal Hemorrhage as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Cautionary Tale
title_sort acute adrenal hemorrhage as the initial manifestation of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma a cautionary tale
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2864773
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