Adrenocortical carcinoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Adrenocortical carcinoma, or a subtype of Adrenocortical carcinoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Adrenocortical carcinoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Adrenocortical carcinoma: Introduction
Broader types of Adrenocortical carcinoma:
Complications of Adrenocortical carcinoma:
see complications of Adrenocortical carcinoma
Causes of Adrenocortical carcinoma: see causes of Adrenocortical carcinoma
Symptoms of Adrenocortical carcinoma: see symptoms of Adrenocortical carcinoma
Complications of Adrenocortical carcinoma: see complications of Adrenocortical carcinoma
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Adrenocortical carcinoma.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Adrenocortical carcinoma.
Treatments for Adrenocortical carcinoma:
see treatments for Adrenocortical carcinoma
Research for Adrenocortical carcinoma:
see research for Adrenocortical carcinoma
Main name of condition: Adrenocortical carcinoma
Other names or spellings for Adrenocortical carcinoma:Adrenocortical carcinoma hereditary, ADCC
ADCC, Adrenocortical carcinoma hereditary
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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