Why the study?
Does surgical resection of the adrenal gland improve survival in patients with isolated adrenal metastases from lung cancer?
Population
60 patients with isolated adrenal metastases from lung cancer (pooled from 11 articles)
Comparison
Surgical resection of the adrenal gland vs Nonoperative therapy
Design
Review
Key result
Surgical resection of isolated adrenal metastases from lung cancer yielded a median survival of 14 to 24 months across pooled studies, suggesting a modest survival advantage.
Authors
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May support adrenalectomy in select patients with isolated metastases; leaves open the need for prospective validation.
Does surgical resection of the adrenal gland improve survival in patients with isolated adrenal metastases from lung cancer?
Surgical resection of isolated adrenal metastases from lung cancer may offer a modest survival advantage and occasional long-term survival, though results may be influenced by selection and publication biases.
Beitler et al. (1998) conducted a review in Adrenal metastases from lung cancer (n=60). Surgical resection of adrenal metastases vs. Nonoperative therapy was evaluated on Median survival. Surgical resection of isolated adrenal metastases from lung cancer yielded a median survival of 14 to 24 months across pooled studies, suggesting a modest survival advantage.
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