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Descriptor English:

Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Descriptor Spanish:

Carcinoma Corticosuprarrenal

Descriptor Portuguese:

Carcinoma Adrenocortical

Synonyms English:

Carcinoma, Adrenal Cortical

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Definition English:

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.

Indexing Annotation English:

coordinate IM with ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS (IM)

History Note English:

2005 (1994)

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

31597

Unique Identifier:

D018268

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