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¹Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi, Çocuk Hematoloji-Onkoloji Bilim Dalı, İstanbul
²İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatrik Hematoloji-Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
³Onkoloji Enstitüsü, Pediatrik Hematoloji-Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
⁴İstanbul Üniversitesi İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatrik Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare endocrine tumor in childhood. It is curable when it is resected totally. However, medical therapy is challenging in patients with metastatic disease. Herein, we present the response to various salvage chemotherapy modalities in addition to mitotane therapy, which were administered to a child with progressive and metastatic adrenocortical tumor. The patient has been under follow-up with progressive disease for 17 months. Keywords : Adrenocortical carcinoma; hand-foot syndrome; gemcitabine; capecitabine; paclitaxel; sorafenib