A rare disease in which cancer cells are found in the adrenal cortex. Cancer of the adrenal cortex is also called adrenocortical carcinoma. The inside layer of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal medulla. Cancer that starts in the adrenal medulla is called pheochromocytoma.
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- Adrenocortical Tumor Registry St. Jude Children's Research Hospital of Memphis, Tennessee hosts this cancer resource.
- GeneWeb: Adrenocortical Carcinoma Overview of the genetics of this type of cancer.
- ATAC Research Fund This fund supports full time adrenal cancer research and patient support at the Translational Genomics Research Institute.
- Cancer.net: Adrenal Gland Tumor The American Society of Clinical Oncology provides information, overview, risks, symptoms, treatment, current research, and resources about this tumor.
- NCI: Adrenocortical Cancer Information resource from the NCI addresses prevention, diagnosis, treatment and support. Access to listing of clinical trials.