This week's artwork was donated by Lonny, a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia .
Adrenocortical tumors are uncommon in childhood.
Because of its low incidence, there are no established protocols or uniform histological classification. Most of these endocrine tumors are hormone producing, causing virilization, Cushing's syndrome, feminization, hiperaldosteronism or hipoglicemy. Only a few of these do not produce hormones. The treatment is always surgical. It prognosis depends on the age and the resectability.