The ultrasonographic findings in a nine-year-old female Drahthaar with
an adrenocortical carcinoma of the left adrenal gland are described.
Examination of the abdomen revealed a large, hypoechoic mass cranial t
o the left kidney. Areas of calcification inside the mass and the late
ral displacement of the caudal vena cava were assessed. The right adre
nal gland was thinner and smaller than normal. Several target-like les
ions were present in the hepatic parenchyma. A moderate amount of haem
orrhagic abdominal fluid was also present. The ultrasonographic findin
gs were consistent with this type of adrenal neoplasia which produces
atrophy of the contralateral gland and frequently metastases to the li
ver. The ultrasonographic diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma was co
nfirmed by histopathological examination.