Adrenal cortex carcinoma

A rare, usually large (greater than 5cm), malignant epithelial tumor arising from the adrenal cortical cells. Symptoms are usually related to the excessive production of hormones, and include Cushing's syndrome and virilism in women. Common sites of metastasis include liver, lung, bone, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Advanced radiologic procedures have enabled the detection of small tumors, resulting in the improvement of the 5-year survival.

Aliases

ACC
adenocarcinoma, adrenocortical, malignant
adrenal cortex adenocarcinoma
adrenal cortex cancer
adrenal cortex carcinoma
adrenal cortex carcinoma
adrenal cortex carcinoma
adrenal cortical adenocarcinoma
adrenal cortical carcinoma
adrenal cortical carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)
adrenal cortical tumors
adrenocortical cancer
adrenocortical carcinoma
adrenocortical carcinoma (disease)
cancer of the adrenal cortex
carcinoma of adrenal cortex
carcinoma of the adrenal cortex
carcinoma, adrenocortical, malignant
cortical cell carcinoma
malignant adrenocortical tumor
malignant neoplasm of adrenal cortex
malignant tumour of adrenal cortex