Endocrine Abstracts

This presentation will focus on malignant tumours of the adrenal gland arising in childhood including phaeochromocytomas and their extra adrenal counterpart paragangliomas, neuroblastoma and adrenocortical carcinomas. Differences in the tumour biology, rates of genetic predisposition, clinical presentations and approaches to management, together with rare disease incidence and therapeutic challenges in paediatric compared with adult patients, mandate close expert cross-disciplinary teamwork. This presentation will focus on specific aspects of diagnosis and management unique to children with malignant adrenal tumours and will draw from recent international guidelines in this field.