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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* | * The incidence of adrenocortical carcinoma is believed to be 0.72 per million cases per year leading to 0.2% of all cancer deaths in the United States (4).and 0.2 to 0.3 per million children per year worldwide (5) but valid data are lacking (3). | ||
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* A bimodal distribution was observed, the first one in pediatrics and the second one in the fifth to sixth decade. (9) (13, 14, 12, 15–17) | |||
=== Gender === | |||
* There is a predilection for the female gender (the ratio of female to male ranges from (1.5–2.5:1, 10, 17) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
- The incidence of adrenocortical carcinoma is believed to be 0.72 per million cases per year leading to 0.2% of all cancer deaths in the United States (4).and 0.2 to 0.3 per million children per year worldwide (5) but valid data are lacking (3).
Age
- A bimodal distribution was observed, the first one in pediatrics and the second one in the fifth to sixth decade. (9) (13, 14, 12, 15–17)
Gender
- There is a predilection for the female gender (the ratio of female to male ranges from (1.5–2.5:1, 10, 17)