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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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*Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare [[cancer]], with [[incidence]] of | *Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare [[cancer]], with [[incidence]] of 0.1-0.2 per 100,000 individuals annually.<ref name="DeVita">{{cite book |author=edited by Vincent T. DeVita, Samuel Hellman, Steven A. Rosenberg |title=Cancer: principles & practice of oncology |publisher=Lippincott-Raven |location=Philadelphia |year=2005 |pages=|isbn=0-7817-4865-8 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
*Adrenocortical carcinoma has a [[bimodal distribution]] by age, with cases clustering in children under 6, and in adults 30-40 years old.<ref name="DeVita"/> | *Adrenocortical carcinoma has a [[bimodal distribution]] by age, with cases clustering in children under 6, and in adults 30-40 years old.<ref name="DeVita"/> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [3]
Overview
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare cancer that tends to affect children and young adults.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare cancer, with incidence of 0.1-0.2 per 100,000 individuals annually.[1]
Age
- Adrenocortical carcinoma has a bimodal distribution by age, with cases clustering in children under 6, and in adults 30-40 years old.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 edited by Vincent T. DeVita, Samuel Hellman, Steven A. Rosenberg (2005). Cancer: principles & practice of oncology. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven. ISBN 0-7817-4865-8.