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ArticleAME case reports2026

Complete molecular response of left adrenal metastasis from pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor following stereotactic body radiation therapy: a case report.

Michael Aboujaoude, Jessica Frakes, Daniel Jeong, Sarah Hoffe, Mintallah Haider

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Michael AboujaoudeMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7781-4882
Jessica FrakesDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Daniel JeongDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Sarah HoffeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Mintallah HaiderDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.

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Abstract

Background: While pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) often metastasize to the liver, adrenal gland involvement is uncommon. Management of adrenal metastases with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is not common and outcomes are not well described. We report a case of metastatic PNET to the adrenal gland demonstrating sustained complete molecular response without anatomic resolution following SBRT within a multimodal treatment. Case Description: A 48-year-old male patient was diagnosed in September 2023 with a well-differentiated grade 1 PNET. Initial imaging revealed an 8.9 cm centrally necrotic pancreatic tumor with diffuse peripancreatic infiltration and a biopsy proven 2.9 cm left adrenal metastasis. The tumor was somatostatin receptor (SSTR) positive (Krenning score 4) and was deemed surgically unresectable. Despite sequential treatment with capecitabine-temozolomide, followed by folinic acid, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) and folinic acid, fluorouracil, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI), the adrenal lesion progressed, enlarging to 6.9 cm × 6.3 cm and demonstrated high-grade transformation to well-differentiated grade 3 (Ki-67 40%) by May 2025. The patient underwent SBRT to the left adrenal metastasis, receiving a total dose of 6,000 cGy in 5 fractions followed by systemic peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with Conclusions: This case of metastatic PNET to the left adrenal gland achieved complete molecular response without anatomic resolution nearly 1-year following ablative SBRT within a multimodal treatment strategy. SBRT may represent an effective local control strategy and therapeutic bridge in carefully selected patients undergoing multimodal treatment.

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adrenal metastasiscase reportPancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET)stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)

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PMCPMC13659172

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