Adrenocortical carcinoma with extension into inferior vena cava and right atrium: report of 3 cases in children.
We present three cases of adrenocortical carcinoma, a rare tumor in children, with extension into the inferior vena cava and the right atrium. The diagnosis is facilitated by use of ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Department of Radiology, Westchester County Medical Center, New York.
L B
LB
Godine
W E
WE
Berdon
R C
RC
Brasch
J C
JC
Leonidas
D000293:Adolescent; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*