The probability of contralateral adrenal metastasis from RCC is 1.1%. Adrenalectomy in these cases offers a good chance of cure. In 71% of cases contralateral adrenal metastasis occurs in conjunction with ipsilateral disease, which provides a strong argument for routine ipsilateral adrenalectomy during radical nephrectomy. Care must be taken in preoperative diagnostics, as metachronous adrenal metastasis is capable of causing vena cava tumour thrombus.
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