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Descriptor
English
:
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Carcinoma Corticosuprarrenal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Carcinoma Adrenocortical
Synonyms
English
:
Carcinoma, Adrenal Cortical
Tree Number:
C04.557.470.200.025.152
C04.588.322.078.265.750
C19.053.098.265.750
C19.053.347.500.750
C19.344.078.265.750
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
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Record Number:
31597
Unique Identifier:
D018268
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