Ga-67 scintigraphy in a child with adrenocortical carcinoma.
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignancy in childhood and often presents with a large abdominal mass and precocious puberty. The tumor is often advanced at the time of diagnosis. Radiological techniques are 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 in which Ga-67 scintigraphy was very useful in detecting recurrence of the tumor and in assessing response to therapy.
Howman-Giles
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Dalla Pozza
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Uren
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D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes