Prominent ۱۸F-FDG Uptake in the Adrenal Gland after Contralateral Adrenalectomy in a Known Case of Adrenocortical Oncocytic Carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare type of cancer that is associated with a high rate of recurrence and poor prognosis. The main diagnostic approaches to adrenocortical cancer include CT scan, MRI and the promising role of ۱۸F-FDG PET/CT. The main therapeutic approaches include radical surgery of local disease and recurrences, as well as adjuvant mitotane therapy.The evaluation of adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) could be difficult by using ۱۸F-FDG PET/CT in view of the significant association between the ۱۸F-FDG uptake and ACC. At the same time, not all adrenal glands with ۱۸F-FDG uptake are considered to be malignant, so awareness of these various findings is substantial for ACC management, especially with limited data regarding the role of ۱۸F-FDG PET/CT in ACC post-operative settings.This report discusses the case of a ۴۷-year-old man with a history of left adrenocortical carcinoma who underwent adrenalectomy and received adjuvant mitotane therapy. ۹ months after the surgery, a follow-up ۱۸F-FDG PET/CT scan showed that the ۱۸F-FDG uptake was prominent in the right adrenal gland without corresponding abnormal CT scan findings.