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Carcinoma corticosuprarrenal - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Tumor suprarrenal

Definición:

Es un cáncer de las glándulas suprarrenales.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Un carcinoma corticosuprarrenal es más común en niños menores de 5 años de edad y en adultos entre los 30 y los 40 años.

El carcinoma corticosuprarrenal puede estar asociado con un síndrome de cáncer que se transmite de padres a hijos (hereditario). Tanto los hombres como las mujeres pueden desarrollar este tipo de tumor y en estas últimas el tumor con frecuencia libera hormonas. Este carcinoma puede producir las hormonas cortisol y aldosterona.

La causa se desconoce y aproximadamente 2 personas por cada millón desarrollan este tipo de tumor.

  • Fecha de revisión: 3/13/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Mark Levin, M.D., Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Abeloff M, Armitage J, Niederhuber J, Kastan M, McKenna WG. Clinical Oncology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone, 2004.

Assié G, Antoni G, Tissier F, et al. Prognostic parameters of metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. January 2007;92:148-154.

Allolio B, Fassnacht M. Adrenocortical carcinoma: clinical update. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. June 1, 2006;91:2027-2037.

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