MEDRADSC 2T03 Chapter 24: Adrenal Gland Cancer
28 Jun 2016
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300-500 diagnoses of adrenal cortical cancer a year in the us alone1,4 average age of adrenal gland cancer patients is around 501,4 affects men and women equally4 hyperfunctioning malignancies are more common in women4. Adrenal cortical adenoma odds are 4-12 in a million people in the us in a year. Genetic:1 family history is examined by the doctor: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (rare familial cancer syndrome, mutation in ret proto-oncogene) Physiology (image taken from www. elenahicks. aroma hut. org) begin in the teens or early adulthood. ) body has 2 adrenal glands2,3,4 part of the body"s endocrine system; releases hormones into the blood2,3,4: hormones control growth, reproduction, sleep, hunger, and metabolism. 3 layers in the adrenal gland2,4 capsule (outermost layer) o: under that is the cortex inner layer is called the o medulla (made of nerve tissue) Most common malignant usually starts in the cortex. May be referred incidentalomas because they often found in scans due to other reasons.
