Systematic histological examination of 119 operative specimens of radical nephrectomies performed for renal cell carcinoma revealed adrenal invasion in 6 cases (5.04%). Preoperative computed tomography visualised the adrenal lesions with a sensitivity of 100%. Adrenal involvement was due to either contiguous invasion (3 cases) or metastatic spread (3 cases). Other visceral or lymph node metastases were detected in every case. The mean survival of patients with an adrenal lesion was 16.5 months. These data and those reported in the literature suggest the value of systematic adrenalectomy as part of radical nephrectomy.
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