Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Synonyms
Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
Adrenal Cortical Carcinomas
Adrenocortical Carcinomas
Carcinoma, Adrenal Cortical
Carcinoma, Adrenocortical
Carcinomas, Adrenal Cortical
Carcinomas, Adrenocortical
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.