Wen Min-Jie, Lin Yu-Feng, Chen Jin-Shuen
Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Int J Urol. 2008 Jun;15(6):540-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02038.x.
Adrenocortical carcinoma can recur frequently after successful surgery but no adequate markers can detect this recurrence. Here, we present a recurrence of adrenocortical carcinoma with a high renin expression, after successful surgery, where hypertension has developed again. Tumor recurrence was observed via (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and coregistered computed tomography. Based on our findings, follow-up blood pressure assessment may effectively predict the recurrence of adrenocortical carcinoma.
肾上腺皮质癌在手术成功后常可复发，但尚无足够的标志物能检测到这种复发。在此，我们报告1例肾上腺皮质癌在手术成功后复发且肾素表达升高，并再次出现高血压的病例。通过（18）F - 氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描和配准的计算机断层扫描观察到肿瘤复发。基于我们的研究结果，随访血压评估可能有效预测肾上腺皮质癌的复发。
