Abstract
Adrenal gland cancers refer to a heterogeneous group of neoplasms involving the cortex and adrenal medulla. They include adenoma, myelolipoma, pheochromocytoma, metastases, adrenocortical carcinoma, neuroblastoma, and lymphoma. Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood and accounts for about 8 % of all cancers in the pediatric population. Adrenal cortical carcinoma and pheochromocytoma are, by contrast, very rarely seen in children. Adrenal masses are currently evaluated by means of CT and MRI, which are of high sensitivity but low specificity. The primary role of FDG-PET is to differentiate benign from malignant adrenal neoplasms and to monitor the response to therapy.
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Quartuccio, N., Cistaro, A. (2014). Adrenal Gland Cancers. In: Cistaro, A. (eds) Atlas of PET/CT in Pediatric Patients. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5358-8_17
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