Adrenocortical carcinoma
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| Adrenocortical carcinoma | |
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| Term | Adrenocortical carcinoma |
| Short definition | Adrenocortical carcinoma (uh-DREE-noh-KOR-tih-kul KAR-sih-NOH-muh) rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of tissue in the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney that produces steroid hormones, adrenaline and noradrenaline, to control heart rate, blood pressure and other body functions). Also called adrenal cortical cancer and cancer of the adrenal cortex |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Adrenocortical carcinoma - (pronounced) (uh-DREE-noh-KOR-tih-kul KAR-sih-NOH-muh) rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of tissue in the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney that produces steroid hormones, adrenaline and noradrenaline, to control heart rate, blood pressure and other body functions). Also called adrenal cortical cancer and cancer of the adrenal cortex
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Wikipedia's article - Adrenocortical carcinoma
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