If adrenal gland cancer spreads
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Cancer cells can spread from the adrenal gland to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis.
Understanding how a type of cancer usually grows and spreads helps your healthcare team plan your treatment and future care. If primary adrenal gland cancer (also called adrenal gland cancer) spreads, it can spread to:
Metastases to the adrenal gland
Other types of cancer commonly spread (metastasize) to the adrenal gland. The spread of other cancers to the adrenal gland (called secondary adrenal gland cancer) is more common than primary adrenal gland cancer. Cancers that may spread to the adrenal gland include:
- lung cancer
- breast cancer
- kidney cancer
- colorectal cancer
- melanoma skin cancer
- lymphoma