Cytopathology of adrenal cortical oncocytoma. Adrenocortical tumors in children. Bing RF TI - Two cases of adrenocortical carcinoma presenting as Conn's syndrome. Nguyen GK TI - Cytopathology of adrenal cortical oncocytoma. TI - Adrenocortical tumors in children.
Adrenocortical tumors are very rare in children.
Virilization and hypertension were found in four patients, two of whom had untreated congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Hypertension or virilization was the single manifestation found in two other patients. Only one patient showed clinical symptoms of Cushing's syndrome and another nonfunctioning tumor in Down's syndrome. Abdominal ultrasonography was helpful in locating the tumors. Unilateral tumors were found in all of the patients and surgical exploration was done in six of them.