Diseases

Adrenocortical Carcinoma

A malignant neoplasm of the ADRENAL CORTEX. Adrenocortical carcinomas are unencapsulated anaplastic (ANAPLASIA) masses sometimes exceeding 20 cm or 200 g. They are more likely to be functional than nonfunctional, and produce ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES that may result in hypercortisolism (CUSHING SYNDROME); HYPERALDOSTERONISM; and/or VIRILISM.

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Abstract

A malignant neoplasm of the ADRENAL CORTEX. Adrenocortical carcinomas are unencapsulated anaplastic (ANAPLASIA) masses sometimes exceeding 20 cm or 200 g. They are more likely to be functional than nonfunctional, and produce ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES that may result in hypercortisolism (CUSHING SYNDROME); HYPERALDOSTERONISM; and/or VIRILISM.

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7 entry terms
  • Carcinoma, Adrenal Cortical
  • Carcinoma, Adrenocortical
  • Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
  • Adrenal Cortical Carcinomas
  • Adrenocortical Carcinomas
  • Carcinomas, Adrenal Cortical
  • Carcinomas, Adrenocortical

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

2005 (1994)

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Previous Indexing

  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms (1970-1993)
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms (1966-1974)
  • Carcinoma (1966-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adrenocortical Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018268. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018268
  2. Adrenocortical Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenocortical_carcinoma
  3. Adrenocortical Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918285