GA-67 SCINTIGRAPHY IN A CHILD WITH ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignancy in childhood and often p resents with a large abdominal mass and precocious puberty. The tumor is often advanced at the time of diagnosis. Radiological techniques ar e the main imaging modalities for assessment of the primary tumor. Ga- 67 scintigraphy has been used in other pediatric solid tumors, however , no data were available for this tumor in childhood. A case of a 2.5- year-old male with a Ga-67 avid adrenocortical carcinoma is reported i n which Ga-67 scintigraphy was very useful in detecting recurrence of the tumor and in assessing response to therapy.