Malignant involvement of the contralateral adrenal gland in cases of renal cell carcinoma is extremely rare. Solitary metachronous metastatic involvement of the contralateral adrenal gland from renal cell carcinoma is rarely diagnosed during life. In fact, clinical signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency are rare in these patients. We report a case of renal cell carcinoma with solitary metachronous contralateral adrenal metastasis occurring 9 years after radical nephrectomy.

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