Morphological diagnosis and assessment of the malignant potential in pediatric adrenal cortical neoplasms

Abstract

Adrenal cortical neoplasms in pediatric population are very rare. The clinical manifestations and biological behavior can be different from their counterparts in adults. This review contains data of epidemiology, clinical features, histology, biological behavior of adrenal cortical neoplasms in adults and children with particular attention to the approaches to malignancy assessment in different age groups.