Pictorial Essay Pediatric Radiology

Imaging findings of primary adrenal tumors in pediatric patients

10.5152/dir.2021.20701

  • H. Nursun Özcan
  • Aziz Anil Tan
  • Burak Ardicli
  • Berna Oguz
  • Saniye Ekinci
  • Tezer Kutluk
  • Mithat Haliloglu

Received Date: 20.08.2020 Accepted Date: 10.11.2020 Diagn Interv Radiol 2021;27(6):811-815

Apart from neuroblastomas, adrenal tumors are rarely seen in children. The most common adrenal tumors are adrenocortical carcinoma and pheochromocytoma. Adrenocortical carcinoma is usually a large heterogeneous, well-marginated mass with solid/cystic areas and calcifications, with poor prognosis. Most of the pheochromocytomas are benign tumors and usually show intense contrast enhancement, the pattern of which may be diffuse, mottled, or peripheral on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The purpose of this article is to evaluate primary nonneurogenic adrenal tumors.