Adrenocortical Carcinoma

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Background information on Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a carcinoma of the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. While most tumors of the adrenal cortex are benign (adenomas) and only occasionally cause Cushing's syndrome, the malignant form makes up about 3% of all cortical tumors and requires surgery and sometimes chemotherapy. Excess cortisol production may require suppression with ketoconazole or metyrapone. Production of aldosterone or androgens by carcinomas is extremely rare. Adrenocortical carcinomas are also sometimes referred to as adrenal cortical carcinomas, ACC, or adrenal cortex cancers

Complete surgical excision (if possible) is the primary treatment used for these neoplasms.
News Articles on Adrenocortical Carcinoma



Adrenal glands – Cancer in Adrenal glands  -  Mar 24, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,A cancer that arises in the adrenal cortex is called an adrenocortical carcinoma and can produce high blood pressure, weight gain, excess body hair,

Cholesterol sulphate affects production of steroid hormones by ...  -  Oct 2, 2007
Journal of EndocrinologyHuman adrenocortical carcinoma H295R cells were cultured with various amounts of CS. To evaluate steroid hormone synthesis, pregnenolone production in cells

Human Adrenal Corticocarcinoma NCI-H295R Cells Produce More ...  -  Sep 28, 2007
Journal of EndocrinologyNCI-H295A and NCI-H295R cells originate from the same adrenocortical carcinoma which produced predominantly androgens but also smaller amounts of

Opportunities to help cancer patients, organizations  -  Sep 27, 2007
Albert Lea Tribune,In February, she was diagnosed with adrenocortical carcinoma. She underwent surgery to remove a mass found on her spinal column on Feb. 28. On Sept.

The band plays on  -  Sep 4, 2007
DetNews.com,By Tuesday, the worst possible news came back from pathology: adrenocortical carcinoma, or adrenal cancer. University of Wisconsin Hospital's Dr. Daniel L.

Adjuvant Lysordren® May Benefit Patients with Adrenocortical Carcinoma  -  Jun 8, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare cancer that is usually treated with radical surgical with a high rate of disease recurrence. Lysordren is a synthetic

DDT derivative useful against rare adrenal cancer  -  Jun 11, 2007
ScienceBlogsAdrenocortical carcinoma is a rare cancer with only 16-38% of patients surviving for five years. Following surgical resection, 75-85% of patients experience

Lysorden® Following Surgery Reduces Recurrences in Adrenocortical ...  -  Jun 8, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Angeli A, Fassnacht M, et al. Adjuvant mitotane treatment for adrenocortical carcinoma. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007;356:2372-2380.

Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF) organizes events to raise funds  -  Jun 30, 2007
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)The golf tournament is being held in memory of Jacob Duckworth, a Tampa resident who died at the age of six due to adrenocortical carcinoma in June, 2006,

Web of Hope: Parents turn grief over a son's death to healing  -  Jun 22, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription),He died at 12:30 am, succumbing to adrenocortical carcinoma, a brutal cancer that had plagued him since February 2004. Some parents never get past the grief

Race raises money for cancer research  -  Apr 23, 2007
Poughkeepsie Journal,The institute is one of the few places that actively researches adrenocortical carcinoma, a cancer that attacks the adrenal cortex, race organizers said.

Analysis of the first 346 patients in the German Adrenocortical ...  -  Mar 20, 2007
UroToday,Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a highly malignant but rare neoplasm. In 2003, the German ACC Registry was established to improve patient care and

CITED2 is expressed in human adrenocortical cells and regulated by ...  -  Dec 13, 2006
Journal of Endocrinology...to the physiology and growth of adrenocortical cells we studied the regulation of CITED2 by these factors in the NCI-H295R adrenocortical carcinoma cell line. ...

A mom battles for her life  -  Nov 28, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune,...of Heber City, here with 23-month-old daughter Anna Marie, is battling Cushing's syndrome, a rare disorder, and the equally rare adrenocortical carcinoma. ...

CITED2 is expressed in human adrenocortical cells and regulated by ...  -  13 Dec 2006
Journal of Endocrinology...to the physiology and growth of adrenocortical cells we studied the regulation of CITED2 by these factors in the NCI-H295R adrenocortical carcinoma cell line. ...

A mom battles for her life  -  Nov 28, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune,...of Heber City, here with 23-month-old daughter Anna Marie, is battling Cushing's syndrome, a rare disorder, and the equally rare adrenocortical carcinoma. ...

Potent Inhibitory Effects of Type I Interferons on Human ...  -  Nov 6, 2006
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Netherlands. E-mail: l.hofland{at}erasmusmc.nl. Context: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Despite ...



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