ADRENAL-CORTICAL TUMORS IN CHILDREN

Adrenal cortical tumours are uncommon in children. For many years it w as thought that the majority were malignant with a poor prognosis. Pat hological criteria for malignancy are unreliable for these tumours in childhood. The radiological findings in seven children are presented. Large tumour size (>6 cm diameter) and radiological appearances such a s a complex echo pattern were considered to provide useful indicators of malignancy.